§ Sir R. Russellasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the basis on which he estimates that 225,000 business subscribers and 460,000 residential subscribers will cease subscribing in 1967–68; and how much of the business cessations will be due to failure of the firm concerned.
§ Mr. Edward ShortOur forecasts of cessations include both subscribers who 67W no longer require service and those who, in removing to new premises, take up service again at their new address. There is no direct count of either category, and whilst we know that the latter form a very substantial part of the total, we have no means of identifying business cessations brought about by the failure of firms.