§ 83. Mr. Farrasked the Postmaster-General what was the number of persons on the waiting list for a subscribers' telephone in the Leicester area on the latest available date, and one year earlier.
§ Mr. BennThe waiting list has been cut by half during this year.
Excluding orders in hand or under inquiry, the numbers are: 419 at 30th September, 1965 and 887 one year earlier. During these 12 months the number of connections increased by about 8,500.