HC Deb 28 November 1980 vol 994 c235W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of the police operation on Sunday 23 November to keep public order during the British Movement demonstration and the counter-demonstration by Communists.

Mr. Brittan

The cost estimated by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis was £209,000.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were on duty on Sunday 23 November to keep order during the march by the British Movement in London; how many police officers were injured; of that number how many needed hospital treatment; whether police horses were used to keep order; whether dogs were used; and how many extra police officers were drafted from other areas to muster a proper police strength.

Mr. Brittan

3,400; 6; 1; yes; no; the police officers were drawn from all 24 districts of the Metropolitan Police district.