HC Deb 10 December 1964 vol 703 c224W
82. Mrs. Shirley Williams

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now recommend to police authorities the recruitment of suitably qualified British citizens, men and women, not of European descent.

Sir F. Soskice

The Police Regulations, which prescribe the basic qualifications for appointment to the police, do not discriminate against British subjects not of European descent, and I have no reason to think that appointing authorities consider applicants otherwise than on their merits.