§ Colonel WESTONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions if he is aware that the police force at Gretna still consists of 450 men, while the number of workers is reduced to 3,000, and that this police force has recruited 35 men during the last two months?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYThe police force at Gretna now numbers 431. Whilst it is true that the number of workers has been considerably reduced, it has not been possible to make a corresponding reduction in the police force, as the duties of the force extend to the Gretna Special Police area, which covers nearly 100 square miles and has a population of 20,000, apart from workers at the factory. But I am considering whether it is not possible to effect a reduction in the present strength of the force.