§ Mr. Masonasked the Postmaster-General what proportion of telephone calls dialled within the nine Post Office regions failed to connect first time due to the fault of the Post Office in the months ended 31st May and 30th June, 1964.
§ Mr. BevinsThe figures for the individual regions are as follows:
Region Month ending 31st May, 1964 30th June, 1964 Home Counties 3.0 2.2 London 3.9 3.4 Midland 2.3 2.5 North Eastern 1.9 2.8 Northern Ireland 1.5 1.1 North Western 3.0 2.2 Scotland 2.1 2.3 South Western. 1.4 1.5 Wales and Border Counties 2.1 1.9