§ 107. Mr. Simon Mahonasked the Postmaster General if he is aware of the misusages made by criminals of the Post Office telephone information and directory services; and if he will consult the Secretary of State for the Home Department to establish means by which such misuse can be wholly or partially obviated.
§ Mr. BennI cannot add substantially to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend on 22nd December, 1965. The publication of information about telephone numbers is essential to the working of the telephone service and it is hard to prevent its misuse. When offensive calls are reported, my staff give every possible assistance to the police in tracing offenders.