HC Deb 18 January 1972 vol 829 cc163-4W
Sir R. Russell

asked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what are the proportions of telephone calls made in the United Kingdom as a whole which are local, trunk, continental and overseas calls, respectively, for the latest convenient year, similar to the answer given by the Postmaster-General on 30th June, 1967.

Mr. Chataway

For the year ending 31st March, 1971, the proportions were:

Per cent.
Inland Local 85.74
Inland Trunk 14.09
Continental (European) 0.15
Overseas (Extra-European) 0.02
100.00