§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the fact that the police have instructions to take proceedings against drivers of motor-cars equally with those of other vehicles who drive to the common danger, will he say what means the police adopt to arrest the progress of motor-cars in the case of drivers who disobey police signals to stop.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Akers-Douglas.) I understand that in the inner streets of the Metropolis the police do not as a rule find difficulty in stopping or in identifying drivers of motor-cars. In the less frequented roads, however, the task is more difficult, and they consider that the assistance of some means of identification is much needed. I do not think it is desirable to explain in detail the means adopted by the police, nor indeed would it be possible, as their action is of necessity guided by the circumstances of each case.