§ MR. FLYNN (Cork, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in connection with the Birmingham riots of December last, whether any of the 97 constables who were injured on that occasion will be compensated from Imperial funds; and, if not, will the injured men be compensated from local funds.
§ MR. JESSE COLLINGSWith regard to Imperial funds, the answer is in the negative. The Secretary of State cannot say whether the constables injured will receive any compensation from other sources, as that is not a matter in respect of which he has any authority.
§ MR. FLYNNIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that if a constable in Ireland sustains the slightest injury under circumstances like these, a heavy compensation is levied on the locality? And why not in Birmingham?
§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLBecause Joe lives there.