HC Deb 16 June 1969 vol 785 cc26-7W
Sir A. Broughton

asked the Postmaster-General how many private telephone subscribers in Batley and Morley, respectively, have a line of their own; how many share a party line; how many who have a party line have applied for a line of their own; and how many people are on the waiting list for a telephone.

Mr. Joseph Slater

The information is as follows:—

Residential Subscribers
With exclusive service With shared service Waiting List
Batley Exchange 1,595 518 Nil
Morley Exchange 1,986 566 Nil

No records are kept of applications for conversion from shared to exclusive service, but 19 Batley and 13 Morley current applications are being dealt with.

Sir A. Broughton

asked the Postmaster-General how many private telephone subscribers there were in Batley and Morley, respectively, in each of the years from 1964 to 1968, inclusive.

Mr. Joseph Slater

The information is as follows:

Year ending 31st December Batley Exchange Morley Exchange
1964 1,212 1,335
1965 1,389 1,554
1966 1,596 1,879
1967 1,662 1,937
1968 1,981 2,377

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