HC Deb 15 June 1984 vol 61 cc602-3W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police were involved in duties associated with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament demonstration against President Reagan on 9 June; what was the estimated cost; what was the police estimate of the numbers involved; and how many arrests were made.

Mr. Hurd

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that 5,764 police officers were deployed during the demonstration; that the estimated additional cost was approximately £70,200, that some 50,000 people are estimated to have taken part in the event; and that there were 201 arrests.