HC Deb 11 March 1901 vol 90 c1173
MR. HEMPHILL (Tyrone, N.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether complaints from Newtownstewart, North Tyrone, have reached him to the effect that the police barrack there is occupied exclusively by the head constable and his grown-up family, thereby necessitating the other members of the force to reside out of barracks; and whether it is against the regulations of the force that the grown-up families of constables should live in barracks; and, if so, will he be pleased to have such regulations put in force.

MR. WYNDHAM

The right hon. Gentleman has, I think, been misinformed. The head constable has six children residing with him in the barrack, and no breach of the regulations has been committed in this respect. The barrack is not exclusively occupied by the family of this officer, and no other members of the force are obliged to live outside the barrack for the reason stated.

MR. HEMPHILL

As a matter of fact, is not the head constable the only officer residing in the barracks?

MR. WYNDHAM

I do not gather that from the information I have received. Anyway there has been no breach of the regulations and therefore there is no need for interference.