asked the Secretary of State for War what steps have been taken, in collaboration with the Essex County Constabulary, to apprehend the soldier suspected of having unlawfully removed the Member for Chelmsford's motor-car from outside the Chestnuts, Boreham, at 1 a.m. on Saturday,6th October.

This matter is not being dealt with by the military authorities but is, I understand, in the hands of the civil police to whom the offence was reported.