§ Mr. David Howellasked the Lord President of the Council whether he is aware that there is a growing delay in getting replies from the Members' Telephone Room Extensions; and if he will take steps to provide more adequate staff so as to reduce this delay.
§ Mr. PeartIf the hon. Member will give me details of the delays, I will gladly look into his complaint: I have not received other representations about this particular service. Under the present arrangements, some delay may occur at peak periods, but a considerable improvement is anticipated when the new automatic exchange is installed, with modern message waiting facilities.