§ Mr. TOOTILLasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to the case of Sergeant Horne, of the Ramsgate Borough Police; and whether, in view of this officer's record and the public feeling existing in this town on the matter, he will consider the advisability of ordering an independent public inquiry into the case, to be presided over by some person or persons unconnected with the police service?
§ Mr. SHORTTHis Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary made a careful inquiry into the facts leading up to Sergeant Horne's retirement. I have complete confidence in the result at which he arrived, and see no reason for any further investigation of the subject.