§ CAPTAIN NORTONI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he purposes redeeming the promise he made recently in this House to take the opinion of the members of the Metropolitan Police Force as to whether they will sustain a loss in consequence of the method by which the change of system from contract boots to boot money is to be introduced?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY,) Lancashire, BlackpoolI am afraid the hon. Member has misunderstood my answer to his supplemental Question on this subject. Probably I did not sufficiently hear the Question, and therefore my answer might have been misleading. I made no promise to consult the force now, but said I had already done so before the new system was introduced.
§ CAPTAIN NORTONMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman, am I justified in reading from the printed report which I have here of the answers given by the 619 right hon. Gentleman? He stated there would be no such—
§ * MR. SPEAKEROrder, order! The hon. Gentleman must take the statement of the right hon. Gentleman as to what his answer really was.