§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Postmaster-General how many subscribers in each town or landwards area in the Hamilton constituency have shared telephone lines; and what steps he is taking to offer these subscribers the choice of their own telephone line.
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§ Mr. StonehouseThe information is not readily available in the form requested, but in the five exchanges serving the Hamilton constituency the number of subscribers having shared telephone lines is:
Avon … … … 590 Hamilton … … … 992 Garrion … … … 37 Larkhall … … … 253 Blantyre … … … 844 Total … … … 2,716 As elsewhere in the country, we are providing additional cables to meet the very high demand for telephone service. Our aim is eventually to provide exclusive service for all who ask for it, but with our limited resources we are not yet able to achieve this as quickly as we would like.