HC Deb 18 March 1997 vol 292 c532W
Dr. Hendron

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many police officers have been injured while policing the protest at Harryville chapel.[19830]

Sir John Wheeler

Ten police officers have been injured while policing the protests at Harryville.

Dr. Hendron

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many police officers have been deployed at the Harryville chapel protest over the past 26 weekends. [19832]

Sir John Wheeler

The average number of police officers deployed at Harryville chapel at weekends since Saturday 14 September 1996 is 180.

Dr. Hendron

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people(a) from and (b) from outside the Ballymena area have been arrested or cautioned over incidents related to the protest at Harryville chapel. [19831]

Sir John Wheeler

Twenty persons from the Ballymena area have been arrested in relation to incidents at Harryville chapel. One arrest has been made from outside Ballymena sub-division.

Dr. Hendron

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the cost of the policing operation at Harryville chapel in Ballymena for the past 26 weekends. [19829]

Sir John Wheeler

The cost of the policing operation at Harryville chapel from Saturday 14 September 1996 to Saturday 1 March 1997 has been calculated at £984,000, including all police manpower and associated costs.

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