HC Deb 13 March 1946 vol 420 cc1082-3
9. Mr. W. J. Brown

asked the Under secretary of State for Air whether he will reconsider his decision to discharge temporary Air Ministry constables to enable R.A.F. personnel to take over their duties at R.A.F. stations and to suspend such discharges until the general man power shortage has materially eased.

Mr. Strachey

The Air Ministry constabulary is a civilian police force, and precisely because of the general manpower shortage we are reducing as rapidly as possible the number of civilians working for the Royal Air Force. There is no question of establishing Service posts to take over the work of these constables.