§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the cost of policing matches involving Football League clubs in each of the last five football seasons;
Club 1983–84 £
1984–85 £
1985–86 £
1986–87 £
1987–88 £
Arsenal 108,076.00 110,024.92 141,636.43 160,581.23 161,875.96 Brentford 23,388.43 39,254.80 33,351.45 31,095.05 34,078.68 Charlton 11,387.11 21,512.63 41,572.66 74,500.35 49,273.65 Chelsea 107,811.24 177,138.67 167,815.67 142,615.45 168,257.86 Crystal Palace 22,144.55 52,710.05 39,918.13 44,755.58 37,173.59 Fulham 40,745.69 34,171.18 42,351.03 34,814.48 26,526.79 Leyton Orient 9,547.73 13,777.59 14,947.57 14,225.96 17,509.17 Millwall 18,300.89 39,280.96 50,093.27 43,658.14 57,693.28 Queen's Park Rangers 49,685.61 65,986.81 96,304.41 95,717.26 129,564.28 Tottenham Hotspur 200,864.02 156,247.01 195,159.92 171,440.49 153,785.36 West Ham United 104,530.17 102,908.85 119,049.89 146,478.51 176,303.08 Wimbledon 19,556.66 24,951.89 22,718.80 57,469.45 81,354.26 Total 716,038.10 837,965.36 964,919.23 1,017,351.95 1,093,395.96 There is no central record of the costs of policing matches or of contributions made by clubs outside London. This information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.