HC Deb 18 June 1963 vol 679 cc40-1W
72. Mr. Slater

asked the Postmaster-General how many applications are still outstanding for telephones in the Sedge-field constituency; and what are the prospects for the future.

Mr. Bevins

There are 197 applicants now being provided with service and 78 on a waiting list because of the shortage of cables in the districts concerned. Additional cables are constantly being laid, and more than half of those now waiting will be given telephones before the end of the year. I cannot give precise information about the remainder, but I hope most of them will have service during 1964 or during the early months of 1965.