§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many demonstrations took place and for what purposes on 9 June and 10 June in London; how many persons were estimated to have been involved in each demonstration; how many police were employed to deal with these demonstrations and at what cost; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that the principal demonstrations were one organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament on 9 June, and another, by Sikhs, on 10 June. As to the other information requested, I refer my hon. Friend to the replies I gave on 15 June to two questions from the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks) at columns 602–3.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what criteria are applied by the Metropolitan police in determining the number of officers to be deployed in street demonstrations;
(2) if he will list those London embassies and high commissions immediately outside which demonstrations are no longer allowed.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set up an independent form of assessment for estimating crowd numbers attending street demonstrations in London.