§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will list by name and date of approval the statutory schemes which have been made regarding the telephone service under the Post Office Act 1969; and which are currently still in force.
§ Mr. KaufmanTelecommunication schemes are made by the Post Office. They do not require the approval of the Secretary of State but are published in the London, Edinburgh and BelfastGazettes.
The schemes currently in force and the dates on which they came into operation are as follows:
TI/1976 Post Office Telecommunication Scheme 1976; 1st June 1976.817WT2/1976 Post Office Telecommunication Amendment (No. 1) Scheme 1976; 4th January 1977.T1A/1977 Post Office Telecommunication Amendment (No. 2A) Scheme 1977; 24th May 1977.T1/1978 Post Office Telecommunication Amendment (No. 3) Scheme 1978; 21st January 1978.The following schemes have been made since the Post Office Act 1969 came into force, but are no longer in operation:
T1/1970 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 1) Scheme 1970*; 13th April 1970.T2/1970 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 1970*; 1st July 1970.T4/1970 Post Office Telephone (Channel Islands) Amendment (No.1) Scheme 1970*; 1st July 1970.T1/1971 Post Office Telephone Scheme 1971; 15th February 1971.T7/1971 Post Office Telephone (Channel Islands) Scheme 1971; 15th February 1971.T8/1971 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 1) Scheme 1971; 1st October 1971.T9/1971 Post Office Telephone (Channel Islands) Amendment (No. 1) Scheme 1971; 10th January 1972.T1/1972 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 1972; 8th May 1972.T2/1972 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 3) Scheme 1972; 19th June 1972.T3/1972 Post Office Telephone Scheme 1972; 1st January 1973.T1A/1973 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 1A) Scheme 1973; 1st April 1973.T7/1973 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 3) Scheme 1973; 15th October 1973.T1/1974 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 4) Scheme 1974; 12th August 1974.T4/1974 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 5) Scheme 1974; 1st September 1974.T5/1974 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 6) Scheme 1974; 3rd September 1974.T7/1974 Post Office Telephone Scheme 1974; 2nd January 1975.T1/1975 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 1) Scheme 1975; 28th April 1975.T4/1975 Post Office Telephone Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 1975; 1st October 1975.* These are amendments to the Scheme made in 1968.