§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the present number of applications on the waiting list for telephones; and how this compares with recent years.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe Post Office tells me that the waiting list for telephone installation at the end of August 1975 was 76,000, and it is now the lowest for 10 years.
§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the estimated number of new telephones likely to be installed in the current year and the number of phones likely to be removed; and how these figures compare with previous years.
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§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieIn 1974–75 there were 1,350,000 new telephone exchange connections and 554,000 disconnections. It is too early for reliable estimates for comparable figures for 1975–76, but the Post Office tells me that provisional estimates are of the order of 1,300,000 connections and 600,000 disconnections.