§ Viscount CURZONasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that in many of the larger provincial towns the police officers employed on point duty to regulate traffic wear white overalls; that at night this wearing of white overalls in streets which are badly lit is of great assistance to drivers and makes for the better regulation of traffic; and whether he will consider whether experiments can be made in this direction in the Metropolitan Police Area?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONMy right hon. Friend is aware that white overalls are used in some provincial towns. The question of their adoption in the Metropolitan Police District has been repeatedly considered, but the Commissioner has decided that they are unnecessary and unsuitable under the conditions in the Metropolis.