asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that as a result of information communicated to his Department by Ser- geant McCourtie of the Huddersfield police force, and of the Home Office inquiry that followed, the chief constable was reprimanded and an inspector asked to resign, that disciplinary action has been taken against Sergeant McCourtie for making this communication to his Department and that he has been dismissed from the force; and what steps he proposes to take to protect from victimisation persons who bring to his notice irregularities in police administration.