HC Deb 08 November 1962 vol 666 cc83-4W
22. Brigadier Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost of overtime and other expenses incurred by the police in keeping order at public meetings on Sundays in Trafalgar Square.

Mr. Woodhouse

The cost varies according to the size and nature of the meeting and the likelihood of public disorder. There are occasions when no extra cost is incurred. The greatest additional cost incurred in policing Trafalgar Square on a Sunday since the beginning of 1961 was £3,750, on the occasion of the demonstration held by the Committee of 100 on 17th September, 1961.