HC Deb 13 March 1969 vol 779 c336W
Mr. J. E. B. Hill

asked the Postmaster-General what was the capital expenditure by the Post Office on the telephone system in each year from 1946.

Mr. Stonehouse

Capital expenditure on telecommunications fixed assets was as follows:

£ million
1946–47 20
1947–48 29
1948–49 33
1949–50 41
1950–51 41
1951–52 48
1952–53 60
1953–54 67
1954–55 69
1955–56 82
1956–57 91
1957–58 91
1958–59 89
1959–60 94
1960–61 98
1961–62 115
1962–63 122
1963–64 151
1964–65 174
1965–66 194
1966–67 242
1967–68 291