§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the number of private telephone users in the following years: 1945, 1951, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1979 and 1982.
§ Mr. ButcherThe following is the information requested:
(000' s) At 31 March Residential exchange connections Residential stations 1945 1,096 1,266 1951 1,671 1,935 1964 3,429 3,975 1970 5,888 6,768 1974 8,816 10,266 1979 12,876 15,046 1982 15,177 17,793 Residential exchange connections include exclusive exchange lines and shared lines, each counting as one exchange connection. Residential stations are the total number of individual telephone terminals including extensions and shared service telephones.