§ Mr. McEnteeasked the Home Secretary how many police telephone boxes there are in the Metropolitan Police area; and will he consider installing loud speaker equipment in these boxes to facilitate the dissemination of information to the public in times of emergency?
§ Mr. LloydThere are 662 police telephone boxes in the Metropolitan Police district. The question of equipping the boxes with loud speakers has been con-918W sidered, but my right hon. Friend is advised that the objects in view can be more effectively secured by other means.