HC Deb 30 June 1930 vol 240 c1586
19. Mr. MARJORIBANKS

asked the Secretary of State for India how the pay of the Indian police in British India compares with the pay of agricultural labourers in India?

Mr. BENN

It is impossible to make any satisfactory comparison on account of the variations in the pay of the police and wages of agricultural labourers in the different provinces.

Mr. MARJORIBANKS

Having regard to the immense importance of the police in the future development of personal liberty in India, will the right hon. Gentleman not consult with the Government of India with a view to increasing the pay of the Indian police?

Mr. BENN

The hon. Gentleman asks a totally different question in his supplementary from the original question.

Mr. SPEAKER

Sir Kingsley Wood.

Mr. MARJORIBANKS

On a point of Order. The right hon. Gentleman has described my question as different. I think I am in order in asking in what way it is different?

Mr. SPEAKER

I did not hear the hon. Member's supplementary question, but it appears to have been out of order.