§ 23. Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what number of police in the Metropolitan force were on duty at Wembley Stadium on the occasion of the Cup Final on 4th May; and what numbers were on duty elsewhere because of this event.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe number of police on duty at Wembley Stadium on the occasion of the Cup Final on 4th May was 370, of whom 97 were employed inside the Stadium and the remainder outside. A further 140 officers were employed on duties arising directly or indirectly from this match.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that when a certain fatality was discovered in Cranford Park, Middlesex, a request was made for police to help urgently in a search of a very large area and that the whole proceeding was handicapped by the fact that police officers were not available?
§ Mr. ButlerIf the hon. Member will give me particulars of that matter. I will certainly look into them.