§ Colonel Wedgwoodasked the Home Secretary whether citizens born in Eire are to be enlisted and enrolled in the British police forces in future; and whether he can give the number of such men in the British police forces at present supplementary to the figures supplied for London, Liverpool and Manchester?
§ Sir S. HoareAppointments to the police forces are made by the police authority or the chief constable, as the case may be. There is nothing to prevent the appointment of a person who was born in Eire, provided, of course, that the appointing authority is satisfied as to his suitability. As regards the last part of the question I regret that I would not feel justified in adding to the labours of1516W chief constables generally in asking them to obtain and supply this information.