§ Mr. GILBERTasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that, by the terms of the agreement arrived at by the negotiating committee of railway managers and the accredited representatives of the railway police service, the increased pay and other conditions are to be retrospective from 1st January, 1920, and are to be applied to all sworn-in railway police officers; that, since the agreement has been formally signed, the metropolitan railway authorities have re-graded several sworn-in constables to the position of ticket collectors; and that the officers in question were allowed to elect their representatives to participate as police officers; and whether he will 1363W make representations to the railway authorities concerned, as their action is regarded by members of the railway police as a breach of faith?
§ Sir E. GEDDESThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the rest of the question, I have received no complaint of the matter mentioned by the hon. Gentleman, so that the reply is in the negative.