§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police were on duty to police the demonstration against Government cuts on Sunday 9 March in London; what estimates were made in advance by the police of the number of demonstrators expected; what was the estimate of the actual number of demonstrators who participated; and how these estimates were arrived at.
§ Mr. Whitelaw1,814; up to 100,000; 30,000; the former estimate took account of the expectations of the organisers, the latter was based on a head count.