§ 53. Mr. Hugh Lawsonasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if the increases of pay announced in November, 1944, for Special and War Reserve Police, are being paid to full-time special constables in the Admiralty Civil Police.
Mr. AlexanderNo, Sir. Admiralty Civil Police are not remunerated on the same basis as the Special and War Reserve Police. They are non-industrial civil servants eligible for Civil Service war bonus and in common with other civil servants they received an increase in bonus as from 1st November, 1944. In addition, their basic rates of pay have been increased, with effect from 1st December, 1944, by 4s. a week for constables after three years' service, with corresponding increases for higher ranks.