As far as the police part of the Bill is concerned, the er Government er under considerable pressure from erm er  er members on their own side er as well as from these benches, have made the er very welcome concession that the chairman of a police authority shall no longer be appointed er by the Secretary of State, by the Home Secretary, but elected from among the members of the police authority er they have also made provision that the er er  er i in response to the er criticisms that were made at second reading that the size of the p of a police authority shall no longer be limited to er sixteen members but could er by er order of the Secretary of State be extended to er twenty er er er twenty-four members.