§ MR. DELANY (Queens Co.,Ossory)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can state how many policemen were injured during the year ending the 31st March last in England and Wales while in the discharge of their duties; in how many instances those injuries resulted in death or permanent disability; and whether in such cases police officers or their immediate relatives are entitled to recover compensation out of the local rates in this country.
§ * THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. RITCHIE,) CroydonThe information asked for in the first two paragraphs is not in the possession of the Home Office. The grant of pensions to police officers injured on duty in England and Wales or to their widows and children is regulated by the Police Act, 1890.