reasons were introduced for post-October 1925 entrants in the Armed Forces. claim. The Home Secretary himself would not, I think dissent from my view as to the intrinsic merit of the His argument is rather that it is in the public interest to remove a grievance, whether real or imaginary which may endanger good relations between the police Treasury Chambers, the police. ###atter my colleagues will give due weight to the and the Central Government. I full recognise, of course, the difficulties confronting Ministers who bear a special responsibility for the efficiency and morale of I must ask however that in considering the embarrassments to which I have drawn attention.