§ 80. Mr. HOGGEasked the Minister of Pensions what is the number of cases in 213 which pension committees have been obliged to advance money to persons on account of the non-receipt of or errors in ring papers from the Pension Issue Office and the total amount of such advances for the quarter ended 31st March, 1920?
§ Major TRYONI regret that the information desired by the hon. Member is not at present available.
§ Mr. HOGGECan the hon. Gentleman say what is the present difficulty in issuing pensions from the Pension Issue Office, Baker Street?
§ Major TRYONI do not know to what difficulty the hon. Gentleman refers.
§ Mr. HOGGEIs the hon. Gentleman aware that the administration of the issue of pensions from Baker Street was never worse than it is at the present moment?
§ Major TRYONI am not prepared to accept that statement, but anything we can do to improve it will be gladly done.