asked the Minister of Pensions whether he has received letters from ex-service men in the Rhymney Valley protesting against the removal of the pensions office from Aberbargoed, or even making it a part-time office; and is he aware that this is the centre of a large industrial area, where the need of such an office is great and its convenience badly needed; and will he take steps to secure that this be done?

Mr. ROBERTS:

The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. It is not, at present, proposed to alter the status of the sub-office in question.