§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was to public funds of police protection for Ms Anne Robinson in Cirencester on 16 February; whether this cost was repayable by(a) Ms Robinson and (b) those who had invited her to Cirencester; and whether (i) Ms Robinson and (ii)) those who invited her have offered to repay this cost. [40326]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 4 March 2002]: I understand from the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire that no specific request was made for police protection by Ms Anne Robinson or the organisers of the pro-hunting event that she attended in Cirencester on 16 February 2002. Gloucestershire police assigned a number of police officers to the event. Gloucestershire Police do not intend to claim costs from either Ms Robinson or the organisers of the event.