HC Deb 05 May 1961 vol 639 c133W
Mr. Mason

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of the operation in which several hundred civil disobedience campaigners were removed from Whitehall on Saturday, 29th April, 1961; and how many policemen were used on patrol and for making arrests during the day.

Mr. R. A. Butler

I am informed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the total number of police officers of all ranks engaged in the operation to which the Question refers was 3,012. It is not possible to say what additional cost to the Metropolitan Police Fund was involved.

Mr. Mason

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were arrested on Saturday, 29th April, 1961, during the civil disobedience campaign in Whitehall.

Mr. R. A. Butler

Eight hundred and twenty-six.