§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can meet the wishes of the forces concerned by inserting such Amendments in the Clauses or Schedules referring to the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police in the Government of Ireland Bill as shall enable the officers and men dismissed under its provisions to join a police force in Great Britain or elsewhere without forfeiture of pension, and enable the pension to be paid in any part of the British Empire, or in any place where a British Consul resides; and having regard to the heavy financial loss between the amount of the pay and the proposed pension, if the Government will take power to grant such a sum of money, calculated on the numbers of years' active service uncompleted and the number of persons dependent on the individual dismissed, as shall recoup him some portion of the cost of removing to some suitable place?
MR. J. MORLEYMembers of either the Irish Constabulary or the Dublin Metropolitan Police will, of course, retain the pensions awarded on retirement absolutely irrespective of any other employment. Wherever a man goes he takes his pension with him. With regard to the second part of the question, there are various methods already in force for transmitting pensions; and the Treasury will, no doubt, consider further facilities in these cases. As to the financial part of the question, I must ask the hon. Gentleman to wait until the Schedules of the Bill are discussed.