§ MR. REMNANT (Finsbury, Holborn)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can now see his way to making such arrangements as will provide the members of the Metropolitan police force with one day's rest in seven.
§ * MR. GLADSTONEI am afraid I cannot at present add anything to my replies this session to former Questions on this subject, and to what I said in the debate on the Estimates on June 7th last. The hon. Member's proposal could not be carried out without exceeding the present limits to the police rate, and imposing an additional burden of some £150,000 a year on the Metropolitan ratepayers. I am, however, having a detailed statement drawn up of the arrangements which would have to be made, and an estimate prepared of the exact cost which would be involved by the adoption of this proposal, but it is not yet quite completed.
§ MR. REMNANTWhen are we likely to get that information?
§ * MR. GLADSTONEIn a few weeks.