§ Mr. JAMES DUNCAN(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it is proposed to wind up the Metropolitan Police Force Provident Fund and the Criminal Investigation Department Testimonial Fund, and whether he can state if any uniform and Criminal Investigation Department officers have tendered their resignation as a consequence of any proposal to wind up these funds?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir John Gilmour)I am glad to have this opportunity of correcting a most mischievous and misleading statement to this effect which appeared in the Press this morning. There is not a word of truth in the statement that it is proposed by the Commissioner of Police to wind up these funds. These funds are voluntary funds, and all that has happened is that the Commissioner of Police has been approached informally with a view to seeing whether he can help to secure an improvement in the existing arrangements. As regards the second part of the question, the Commissioner of Police informs me that there has been no increase in the normal number of resignations and that no man retiring has ascribed his retirement to any proposal in connection with these funds.
§ Sir J. GILMOURIt has appeared to my knowledge in the "Daily Herald."