§ MR. O'HANLON (Cavan, E.)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many hours constitute a day's work for constables; will he recommend that each man engaged in and about the House of Commons be paid for any overtime; and, whether he will say the reason given by Sir Charles Warren for refusing to pay for overtime (with one exception) for the last six months?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. STUART-WORTLEY) (Sheffield, Hallam)(who replied) said: The hon. Member seems to be under an entire misapprehension as to the position and duties of a police constable. Like a soldier or a sailor, a police constable is at all times liable to duty. The Commissioner tries to arrange the duties of his force in such a way that no man shall, as a rule, have more than eight hours' continuous work. The Secretary of State has nothing to add to his reply of Friday, except that all the constables at the House of Commons have now been asked if they would prefer to be paid as other constables are, and receive refreshment allowance for overtime, and each man prefers the present arrangement.