§ 102. Mr. N. McLeanasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance, in view of the anxiety in Skye about the effects of the closing-down of the Pensions and National Assistance Office, Portree, to which the hon. Member for Inverness has drawn his attention, what further 264W steps he has taken to make known to the public in Skye the alternative arrangements which he is making to carry on the work of this local office.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterAll post offices in Skye are being asked to display a notice mentioning the facilities for making personal inquiries at the Portree employment exchange or at the local authority district offices at Portree, Dunvegan and Broadford. Arrangements are also being made for notices to be exhibited at the district offices stating that personal inquiries may be made at those offices or at the Portree employment exchange. A notice board will shortly be put up on the employment exchange advising the public that Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance inquiries can be made there.