§ Mr. TURNERasked the First Commissioner of Works if he can, in the interests 2036W of the health and well-being of the policemen on duty in and about the House of Commons, provide them with suitable facilities for being seated, under proper Regulations, when at their posts of duty?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI have been asked to answer this question. I am advised that the provision of seats would not be likely to tend to the proper performance of police duty, but I am informed that if the police are detained on duty during protracted sittings of the House, arrangements are made, whenever practicable, to relieve them from their posts for short periods, in addition to the interval which they are normally allowed for refreshment.