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Telephone Service (Scotland)

Volume 476: debated on Wednesday 28 June 1950

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asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that the hours from 9.30 p.m. and 9 a.m. are slack hours in the long distance telephone calls to Scotland; and if he will extend the cheap rate for long distance calls to Scotland, from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. as at present to 6.30 p.m. to 9 a.m.

At the moment I cannot add to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Dorset, North (Mr. Crouch) on the 14th June.

Can the Minister give any hope that such a progressive move will be made in the near future?

I hope the announcement that I shall make before the Recess will go some way to meet the point of the Question of my hon. and learned Friend.