§ Mr. HASLAMasked the Home Secretary whether he will take such steps as 526W may be necessary to provide an increase in the pensions of pre-war police pensioners who have not benefited by the recent Act; and whether, if for financial reasons he may be unable to recommend that such pre-war pensioners shall receive the full benefit referred to above, he will consider the desirability of meeting in some way the case of financial hardship under which such pre-war pensioners suffer on account of the recent depreciation in the value of the standard of money?
§ Mr. SHORTTI would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave on Tuesday last to questions by the hon. and gallant Member for Kingston-upon-Hull, the hon. and gallant Member for Torquay, and the hon. Member for Lincoln. I greatly regret the effect on pre-war police pensioners, as on ninny other members of the community, caused by the recent depreciation in the value of money, but I do not see my way to propose special legislation for their benefit.