§ Mr. W. THORNEasked the Home Secretary by whose order it is that the police- 985W men attached to Cannon Row station are ordered to produce a birth certificate for each child under the age of fifteen before being able to participate in the allowance announced by him; if he is aware that 3s. 7d. is charged for each certificate; and if it is with the sanction of the Government that this extra cost is imposed upon the policemen?
§ Mr. BRACETo facilitate the arrangements for the grant of the children's allowance to men of the A Division, a local instruction appears to have been issued that birth certificates were to be inspected. On its being represented that many of the men were not in possession of these certificates, the order was cancelled within thirty-six hours of its issue. No one was, in consequence, put to expense in the matter.