§ 45. Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide factilities for elderly inhabitants and others in the villages of southern Leicestershire, who are prevented by the absence of public transport from drawing their retirement pensions and receiving other social services.
§ Mr. DeanThere are already facilities for pensioners who cannot easiy get to a post office to nominate someone else to collect their payment for them.
§ Mr. FarrIs my hon. Friend aware that in Leicestershire some people have to walk up to three miles to get their pensions? Will he arrange either for the pensions to be delivered by post or for a mobile post office service to be provided?
§ Mr. DeanWe hope to improve the arrangements when the payments are fully computerised. However, if my hon. Friend would like to send me details of the particular point he has in mind, I will gladly look into it.