HC Deb 09 February 1933 vol 274 c371W
Lieut.-Colonel MacANDREW

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any action has been taken with regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Local Expenditure (Scotland) on the subject of the appointment of a committee to consider the consolidation of police forces in Scotland?

Sir G. COLLINS

I have appointed a committee, the terms of reference of which areTo consider, having regard to the views expressed, and the recommendation made, on this subject by the Committee on Local Expenditure (Scotland), the possibility of dividing Scotland into a smaller number of police administrative areas or of consolidating contiguous forces without increasing the cost to the ratepayers of any area, and to report.

The members of the committee are as follow:

  • The Honourable Lord Ormidale, Chairman.
  • Sir Robert W. Brooke, Bart., D.S.O., M.C.
  • Mr. N. J. K. Cochran-Patrick, J.P.
  • Mr. Hugh S. Gladstone, J.P.
  • Mr. Thomas Gorrie, J.P.
  • Mr. Louis S. Gumley, J.P.
  • Sir Henry S. Keith, LL.D., J.P.
  • Mr. James R. Rust, J.P.
  • Mr. John Anderson of the Scottish Office has been appointed Secretary of the committee.