Colonel A. Evansasked the Home Secretary whether he will consider arrangements whereby members of the London police force are temporarily exchanged with members of police forces in parts of the country which have not been subject to heavy hostile air raids; and what such offers from police forces outside London have been received?
§ Mr. PeakeMy right hon. Friend has recently drawn the attention of all chief officers of police to the question of making arrangements on these lines in suitable cases. One or two tentative offers have been made to exchange personnel with the Metropolitan Police, but the Commissioner of Police has informed my right hon. Friend that while he much appreciates these offers he has reluctantly come to the conclusion that it would not be possible to take advantage of them at the present time.