Mr. ARNOLD HERBERTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is aware that the aged persons residing at Downley, near High Wycombe, whose claims to old age pensions had been admitted, received notice from the pension officer to attend at a public house for the purpose of receiving their books; whether this procedure has the sanction of the Board of Inland Revenue; and whether he will issue instructions to pension officers to adopt some other mode of communicating with applicants for old age pensions?
§ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (Mr. Lloyd-George)Instructions were given to pension officers that rooms were not to be hired at public-houses for the purpose referred to in the Question. I am inquiring into the case mentioned by my hon. Friend.