HC Deb 30 June 1931 vol 254 cc1077-8W
Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLE

asked the Home Secretary what contribution is made by the organisers of the tennis tournament at Wimbledon towards the added cost of traffic control and police supervision?

Mr. CLYNES

At Wimbledon, or elsewhere on similar occasions, traffic control and police supervision on the roads outside the ground are undertaken at the cost of the police fund as a matter of ordinary police duty. Inside the ground 64 police of various ranks are employed for supervision purposes at the cost of the organisers of the tournament.

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