§ Mr. JOELasked the Home Secretary if he can now make any statement as to whether he intends to proceed with his plan of merging small borough police forces with county and other police forces; and whether any effect is likely to be given to the report and recommendations of the recent Departmental Committee on police amalgamation?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI think my hon. Friend probably refers to the report of the Select Committee of 1932. I had hoped that it would have been possible to introduce legislation on the subject, but I cannot at present say whether it may be possible to do so next Session.