§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in the light of recent incidents of football hooliganism, he has any plans to review the current penalties available to the courts to deal with such offences; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggAdequate maximum penalties are in our view available to the courts, under the existing law or the Public Order Bill, for the wide range of offences of which football hooligans may be convicted.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to withdraw the passport of any person convicted of an offence relating to football hooliganism; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaddingtonMy right hon. Friend has no plans to do so.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what resources are employed by the Metropolitan police to deal with crowd violence at football matches in London.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThis depends on the teams involved and the police assessment of the likelihood of disorder. For example, on Saturday 11 October, 944 officers were deployed on duties in connection with six matches in London, whereas on Saturday 18 October, 611 officers were deployed to five matches.