§ Sir RICHARD COOPERasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if the condition under which special constables are serving preclude them from attesting for military service, and in the case of a special constable who is also a member 677W of the Volunteer Corps have the police the first right to call on such a man; and, if not, under what regulation is a special constable free to break the conditions under which he is serving?
§ Mr. TENNANTThe fact of a man being a special constable does not exempt him from military service, nor does it preclude him from attesting. The answer to the second part of the question is that the question of priority of claim on the services of special constables is now engaging the attention of the various departments concerned.