HC Deb 28 March 1899 vol 69 cc660-1
MR. JESSE COLLINGS

The question raised by the honourable Gentleman the Member for Carmarthen appears to have been raised through some misapprehension. He seems to think that there has been an inquiry upon the subject by the Home Office, but there has been no such inquiry and nothing in the form of one, or anything that could be called any inquiry. The Home Secretary naturally asked the advice of the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, whose opinion was that the office of the Superintendent of Police should be located in a large centre of population, and that it would be more useful to have it in a place like Llandudno than in Conway. There has been no inquiry, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary only being consulted. I think I have now given all information upon that question.

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE

Do you propose to take any further action?

Mr. COLLINGS

There has been no formal enquiry, but it seems to me to be a matter of common sense that the office of the Superintendent in the interests of the population should be placed in the centre of a large population like that of Llandudno rather than that it should be placed in a comparatively small and retired place like Conway.