Basildon and Brentwood

HC Deb 28 April 1969 vol 782 c179W

Mr. Moonman

asked the Postmaster-General whether he will make a statement on the number of new telephone kiosks and the number of new private subscribers that have been connected in the urban district council's areas of Basildon and Brentwood since March 1966.

Mr. Joseph Slater

The numbers of new telephone kiosks and private lines installed were:

Basildon U.D.C.	Kiosks	Non-business exclusive and shared lines
Year ended
31st March
1967	6	1,610
1968	3	2,894
1969	2	2,714
Brentwood U.D.C.
Year ended
31st March
1967	Nil	466
1968	Nil	1,256
1969	Nil	853

There are now 148 kiosks in Basildon and 59 in Brentwood Urban District areas.