MR. HERBERT ROBERTS (Denbighshire, W.)To ask the Secretary of State for India whether he will be in a position to state, at an early date, the estimated increased annual cost of the Indian police service involved in the adoption of the recommendation of the Police Commission now under the consideration of the Council of India.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.) As I have already stated on more than one occasion in reply to Questions in this House, lam unable to make any statement in regard to the measures to be taken upon the recommendations of the Police Commission until I receive the opinion upon them of the Government of India, under whose' consideration (and not that of the Council of India) they now are. I have urged expedition in dealing with the Report of the Commission, but I cannot say when I shall receive the views of the Government of India upon it.