HC Deb 23 July 1959 vol 609 c149W
73. Sir J. Lucas

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will, if necessary, offer a substantial reward for information leading to the arrest of persons who unlawfully kill, or attempt to kill, police officers on duty, more especially as these officers are not armed.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The offer of a reward for information leading to the arrest of a criminal is not advisable as a general rule; but special circumstances in a particular case might warrant such an offer as an exceptional measure.