asked the Postmaster-General (1) whether he is aware of the scheme of road widening in High Street, Stratford, and the ready opportunities to provide Post Office facilities whereby aged people attending to draw their pensions will not need to cross the High Street; and whether he will consider making arrangements with the Treasury for such pensions to be payable in mid-week when the traffic on the road is not so heavy;

(2) what collaboration, if any, takes place between his Department and other Departments to ensure, in the interests of public safety, that post offices where pensions are issued to aged people are reasonably near the homes of such persons and do not necessitate the crossing of busy main thoroughfares?