§ MR. ROWLANDS (Kent, Dartford)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will arrange for the same police facilities to be afforded to Members crossing to the Houses of Parliament from the Embankment as is now afforded to those crossing from Parliament street.
§ MR. GLADSTONETo regulate vehicular traffic by the entrance to the House from the Embankment on the 1781 same lines as at the Parliament Street crossing (which the Commissioner of Police informs me is used by about four-fifths of the Members entering and leaving the House) would necessitate the employment of three additional constables. As there are subways provided for Members wishing to enter and leave by the Embankment, the same police assistance is not required there, and I do not think the extra expense would be justified.