§ 77. Mr. GILBERTasked the Home Secretary whether pensioned police officers who have been called up for service during the War in the Metropolitan Police Force are paid their pensions as well as the ordinary pay of the police rank they are now serving; will he state the number of time-expired constables and officers who have been retained in the Metropolitan Police Force since August, 1914; and will he arrange that these time-expired men shall be treated on exactly the same lines as regards pay as the pensioned officer who has been recalled for service?
Mr. SAMUELThe pensioned police officers now doing police duty are volunteers, and were under no obligation to rejoin. They draw their pensions in addition to their police pay. If my hon. Friend will state whether he desires to know the number of constables and officers who 1989 having completed twenty-five years police service would, in time of peace, have been entitled to the lower scale of pension, or the number who, having completed twenty-six years, would have been entitled to the higher scale, but who have been retained in the force, I will obtain these figures. They cannot be given pensions while retained in the force and receiving full pay.
§ Mr. FLAVINMay I ask whether it is considered that the increase of the lodging allowance to single men is proportionate to the increase in the cost of food and lodging since the War began?