§ 23. Mr. Loveridgeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what further steps are being taken to reinforce the Royal Ulster Constabulary; and if he will initiate a scheme for uniformed volunteers from the Police Forces of Great Britain to be seconded to the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
§ Mr. WhitelawI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a Question on 4th May by the hon. Member for Nottingham, South (Mr. Fowler). In addition, steps have been taken to engage a number of members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve on a full-time basis. Statutory arrangements exist for mutual aid between police forces in Great Britain and the Royal Ulster Constabulary.—[Vol. 836, c. 577.]