§ DR. CAMERON (Glasgow, College)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether the attention of the Secretary for Scotland has been called to two Memorials sent to him by the police constables of Glasgow urging the adoption of the Government model scale of pay in their case, and to the fact that Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland has, in successive Annual Reports, supported the prayer of the Memorialists; and whether it is proposed to take any action in the matter?
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. P. B. ROBERTSON,) ButeTwo Memorials of the nature referred to in the question have been received by the Secretary for Scotland, and though, in some of his Annual Reports, the Inspector of Constabulary has expressed general approval of the adoption of the model scale of pay throughout Scotland he has not, so far as I am aware, made any special reference in those Reports to the Glasgow Police Force, or to the prayer of the Memorialists. The Secretary for Scotland has communicated with the Local Authorities who have absolute discretion in the matter; but they have declined to give effect to the request of the Petitioners. It is not proposed to take any further action in the matter.