§ Mr. Robert Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police were on duty for the recent lobby of Parliament by the unemployed; and how these numbers compare with similar lobbies over the past five years.
§ Dr. Summerskill1,264 police officers were on duty in connection with the lobby and associated march on 26th November. Numbers for other recent lobbies were as follows:
14th March 1974
National Union of Students: 334 police officers.
29th April 1974
National Union of Teachers: 758 police officers.
11h July 1974
National Union of Teachers: 976 police officers.
14th January 1976
Trade Union Congress (sponsors): 1,307 police officers.
19th May 1975
Steel workers: 515 police officers.
21st October 1975
Steel workers and Campaign for Educational Advancement: 1,094 police officers.
The number of officers allocated to such events is related to the expected number of participants, which cannot always be accurately estimated in advance.