Telephone Waiting Lists

HC Deb 14 March 1983 vol 39 c19W

15. Mr. Waller

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how far telephone waiting lists have been reduced over the last three years.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The waiting list for the provision of business and residential telephone service has been reduced from 122,400 as at 31 March 1981—equivalent to 7.9 per cent. of the annual demand for exchange connection service—to 20,100 as at 31 March 1982—1.4 per cent.—and to 5,100 as at 31 January 1983—0.4 per cent.