HC Deb 27 June 1983 vol 44 c17W
Mr. Andrew Bowden

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his estimate of the total annual loss incurred on telephone kiosks; and how many telephone kiosks there are in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Butcher

British Telecom estimates that the average cost incurred on a telephone kiosk is £2,000 per annum. There were 76,884 kiosks in the United Kingdom at 31 March 1982.