HC Deb 16 February 1967 vol 741 cc138-9W
56. Mr. Goodhart

asked the Postmaster-General why telephone subscribers who move into a new house which already contains a telephone are expected to pay one year's rental in advance.

Mr. Joseph Slater

This is a general measure to restrain demand. A transfer to a new address where there is a telephone requires new arrangements and consumes resources.