HC Deb 19 May 1969 vol 784 c43W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Postmaster-General what is the total value of equipment to be installed in Scotland and England, respectively, during 1969; and what was the total value for each country over each of the last five years.

Mr. Joseph Slater

Capital expenditure on telecommunications and postal plant (i.e. telephone apparatus at customers' premises, exchange equipment, line and transmission plant, postal mechanisation equipment, etc.) in Scotland compared with that in England and Wales is shown below. (Separate figures for England alone are not available.)

Scotland England and Wales
£m. £m.
Actual:
1964–65 12.6 139.9
1965–66 13.4 155.1
1966–67 16.5 193.0
1967–68 19.5 229.2
Forecast:
1968–69 21.5 310.5
1969–70 27.6 341.7