§ 70. Mr. A. Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that His Worship the Mayor of West Ham, in conjunction with the Stratford Express, has issued a public appeal for the widows of the two police officers recently killed in West Ham; and whether he will contribute to this fund.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerI am aware that an appeal fund has been opened for the widows of Inspector Pawsey and Sergeant Hutchins. As my hon. and learned Friend announced on 8th June in reply to a Question from the hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Marsh),68W special pensions are being paid from public funds to the widows of these two officers, and I regret that I am not in a position to supplement these by contributing to the appeal fund.