§ 75. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Minister of Pensions whether his attention has been called to the resolution passed by the Truro branch of the British Legion Conference protesting against the further curtailment of office facilities in 1853 Cornwall, especially in so far as the office of Truro is concerned; and whether he will give consideration to the retention of the Plymouth area, seeing that Plymouth has an ex-service community among whom many are disabled, and the work of the war pensions committee shows no sign of lessening?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of PENSIONS (Lieut.-Colonel Stanley)I have seen the resolution to which the hon. Member refers and to which a suitable reply has been sent. The decision to reduce the office attendance at Truro was arrived at only after careful consideration of the small amount of work to be performed, and there is no evidence to show that the new arrangements are in any way inadequate. There is no proposal before me which would involve the abolition of the Plymouth area, and no change in the local arrangements there will be made without consulting the local war pensions committee.