§ 77. Mr. LEONARDasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that pension officers in Glasgow administering old age pensions regulations have no telephones allocated to them for the performance of their duties; and whether he will take steps to rectify this matter both for the pension officers and for the convenience of inquirers?
§ Mr. W. S. MORRISONI am aware that no telephones are allocated at present to the women pension officers at Glasgow, but the question whether the provision of such facilities for the conduct of old age pension business would be justified is under consideration.
§ Mr. LEONARDWill the hon. and learned Gentleman bear in mind the difficulties which exist at the pesent time in connection with telephoning to these officials, which means that officials in the Customs and Excise offices have to waste time, and, in addition, that inquiries are being delayed; and will he hasten action in the matter?
§ Mr. MORRISONI do not accept all the implications of the Member's question, but I can tell him that the matter is under consideration, and that all the relevant factors will be borne in mind.