§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give, for the longest and most convenient stated period of time, and if possible covering the period of the Test matches, Ascot races and the Wimbledon tennis tournament, the number of police engaged on crowd control at these events; and to what extent, and on what basis of charge, private organisations are charged for the costs of the police supplied and used inside the establishments where these events are held.
§ Mr. MayhewI understand from the chief officers of police concerned that the information requested that is readily available is as follows:
Event Dates No. of police officers deployed each day Ascot races 17–20 June 1980 211 21 June 1980 171 Wimbledon tennis tournament 22–27, 29, 30 June 1981 130 Trent Bridge test match 18–20 June 1981 32 21 June 1981 27 As in all such cases, the organisers of these events are required to meet the full economic cost of providing police officers for duty within the grounds concerned.