§ Mr. SWANasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the great rise in the cost of living, he will review the pensions of pre-war police so as to make them approximately equal in purchasing power to what they were before the War, and thus prevent a great deal of hardship and suffering?
§ Mr. SHORTTMy right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Members for Morpeth and St. Rollox on Thursday last, in which I stated that this matter has constantly been under consideration, but that I regretted that I did not see my way to propose legislation in the sense suggested.