asked the Home Secretary what steps he proposes to take to bring the remuneration of the police force into line with the generally-reduced remuneration of workers in the various trades and in view of the big drop in the cost of living, as shown by the Board of Trade figures?

Mr. HENDERSON:

Certain substantial deductions were made from the pay and allowances of the police in 1922, when the cost of living index figures was not much higher than it is now, and it was recently decided to continue these for the present at the same rates as heretofore.

Is it not the case that adequate machinery exists for dealing with this proposal, and moreover, in view of the fact that to bring the police down will not help other workers, should not the policy be to bring the other workers up?