British Telecom's Profits

EDM number 485 in 1989-90, proposed by Robert Parry on 08/02/1990.

That this House notes that British Telecom made ú2,008 million profit over a nine month period, equal to a profit of more than ú7.5 million a day; notes at the same time their proposal to charge 35p for directory inquiry charges; and calls upon British Telecom to withdraw this proposed change and to introduce a lower charge to pensioners living alone and to all housebound persons who may require a telephone as a life line.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.