§ 47. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give for the latest and most convenient stated date the short-fall in the number of police ; to what extent the inter-changeability of manpower if Great Britain enters the Common Market will affect the recruitment of police ; whether the German, French and other natives of the Six will be able to enter the British police force without restriction ; and how the wages, salaries and conditions of employment of the British police force compare with those of the Six.
§ Mr. SharplesThe number was 14,982 in England and Wales on 31st May ; not at all ; no ; I do not have full details on which to base the extremely complicated comparison asked for.