§ 19. Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce differential rates of pay in different parts of the country for equivalent duties undertaken by policemen and policewomen.
§ Mr. CarlisleAny proposal for such a change woud have to be considered first by the Police Council.
§ Mr. ChapmanAs the city of Birmingham police force is as much under strain as the Liverpool and Bootle police force and the city of Glasgow police force, does my hon. and learned Friend agree that the Police Council should immediately recommend an under-manning allowance for the Birmingham police force? Will he go further and agree that we shall never have sufficient policemen in the areas where they are most needed unless there are differential rates of pay for equivalent jobs in different parts of the country?
§ Mr. CarlisleI remind my hon. Friend that the relevant panel of the Police Council considered this matter on 7th March and did not make a recommendation for an under-manning allowance for the Birmingham police force. That force is below establishment, but to no greater extent than a number of other forces.