HC Deb 19 July 1923 vol 166 cc2499-500
90. Major Sir BERTRAM FALLE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the creation of a Marine Reserve police force by the Board of Admiralty to police the naval ordnance depots in place of the Metropolitan police, he will consider the creation of a military, police reserve recruited from pensioner ranks of the Royal Artillery to supersede the Metropolitan police at present employed in Army ordnance depots and arsenals?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Gwynne)

This matter is already under consideration, but I am not yet in a position to give details. At Woolwich Arsenal, certain of the Metropolitan police have already been replaced by ex-service civilian warders.

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