HC Deb 31 March 1936 vol 310 c1838W
Mr. SMEDLEY CROOKE

asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to a suggestion made by one of His Majesty's inspectors that traffic police be relieved by the formation of an auxiliary force recruited from the unemployed; and will he consider the advisability of carrying out this suggestion by which unemployed ex-service men might be usefully employed?

Sir J. SIMON

I presume that my hon. Friend has in mind the remarks as to police strength and duties in the recent report of His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, but I cannot find there any suggestion of the kind my hon. Friend mentions. I am in communication with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport on the whole question of the most efficient methods of controlling traffic on the roads.