§ 22. Mr. STEPHENasked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that payment of disability pensions at Glasgow is made at local post offices, and that the work of issuing ring papers to pensioners and draft books to the post offices is done at Edinburgh; and whether he will state why this work is not done at the local office at Glasgow?
Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYThe arrangement for the issue of disability pensions in Glasgow differs in no way from that in force at other places. As I stated in the reply to the hon. Member for Ardwick 1484 on the 26th ultimo, my right hon. Friend has come to the conclusion that the decentralisation of issue of pensions would not, in present circumstances, make for efficiency or economy of working.
§ Mr. STEPHENIn view of the fact that there is a much greater number for which Glasgow is the natural centre, would it not be better to change from Edinburgh to Glasgow?
Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYIt has been in Edinburgh for a certain number of years, and it would cause a considerable amount of dislocation if we changed over to Glasgow. I am not sure that I should not get a similar representation from Edinburgh if any change were made.