§ Mr. Longdenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will issue a circular to all chief constables drawing their attention to the arrangements whereby deductions may be made from the pay of police officers and invested in a building society on favourable terms so that an officer is in a position to buy a house when he retires and has therefore to vacate his tied police house.
§ Mr. TaverneThe Working Party of the Police Advisory Board on Operational Efficiency and Management recommended that the Home Office, in consultation with the interested associations, should examine ways in which policemen can be given better opportunities to purchase their own houses. My46W right hon. Friend is in discussion with the local authority associations about this, but until further progress has been made with this examination he does not think he is in a position to commend any particular scheme to police authorities. The Police Federation are aware of the arrangements referred to in the hon. Member's question.