§ Mr. Pounderasked the Postmaster-General what was the value of telecommunications orders placed in Northern Ireland by his Department in each of the years 1957 to 1967, inclusive, together with the estimate for 1968.
§ Mr. Edward ShortNo reliable estimate for 1967–68 is yet available. The earlier figures (which include a small amount for postal stores) are:
In 1963–64 our suppliers of exchange equipment and telephone apparatus began to manufacture in Northern Ireland; and the figures for this and the following years include the approximate value of this work.
£000 1957 145 1958 64 1959 141 1960 571 1st January, 1961–31st March,1962 849 1962–63 1,208 1963–64 899 1964–65 1,841 1965–66 6,262 1966–67 5,613