HC Deb 05 May 1914 vol 62 cc122-3
30. Mr. F. HALL (Dulwich)

asked the Home Secretary the minimum and maximum rates of pay for sergeants and constables in the case of the following police-authorities: Metropolitan Police, City of London, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bristol,. Edinburgh, and Glasgow; and in each case whether these rates apply to all the men in the force or only to those possessing a certain number of years' service?

Mr. McKENNA

If the hon. Member will allow me, I will circulate the figures with the Votes.—[See Written Answers this date.]

Mr. F. HALL

May I ask whether the pay of the Metropolitan Police is smaller than in many of the other provincial towns?

Mr. McKENNA

Of course, the hon. Member is right so far as the substance of the pay goes, but when he considers the terms of the pension, the prospects of the police, and also the housing, I am not sure that the conclusion which he wishes to draw is the correct one.