§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the distressing conditions to which ex-police pensioners who retired previous to the new scale of pensions have been reduced owing to the increased cost of living; and whether any allowance can be granted to them to restore their pensions to the pre-war value?
§ Mr. SHORTTI would refer the Noble Lord to the replies given to the hon. and gallant Members for Dulwich and Yeovil on the 10th and 22nd July, respectively, to the hon. Member for Canterbury on the 7th August, and to the hon. and gallant Member for Holborn on the 30th instant.