§ Mr. Kelleyasked the Postmaster-General (1) how many public telephones are in the area of the Doncaster rural district; and what is the ratio of public telephones to population;
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- (2) what is the number of public telephones in the United Kingdom; and what is the ratio of public telephones to population;
- (3) how many public telephones are in the Adwick urban district; and what is the ratio of public telephones to population;
- (4) how many public telephones are in the Bentley-with-Arksey urban district; and what is the ratio of public telephones to population.
§ Mr. BevinsThe figures are:
Number of Public Telephones Ratio of public telephones to 1,000 population United Kingdom 74,665 1.4 Doncaster Rural District 73 1.1 Adwick Urban District 9 0.49 Bentley with Arksey Urban District 12 0.52
§ Mr. Kelleyasked the Postmaster-General what is the ratio of public telephones to population within the urban districts of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Kelleyasked the Postmaster-General what is the ratio of public telephones to population within the rural districts of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. BevinsI am sorry that full information is not available, but for England and Wales the best estimates I can make are:
Rural districts: about 2 public telephones per 1,000 population;
Urban districts: about 1 public telephone per 1,000 population.