§ Mr. DicksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will institute legislation to enable the police to charge organisers of demonstrations the full cost of policing those demonstrations; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will introduce legislation to protect members of the public going about their lawful business from being inconvenienced by demonstrations on the streets of the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement;
(3) if he will introduce legislation to prohibit demonstrations on the streets of the United Kingdom by foreign nationals; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe question whether organisers of demonstrations should be charged for the cost of policing them and whether demonstrations by foreign nationals should be subject to special controls, were among matters which were considered in the Government's review of public order law published in May 1985 (Cmnd. 9510). We concluded that it was neither feasible nor desirable to do so. We are satisfied that the Public Order Act 1986, which stemmed from the review, strikes the right balance between the rights of the peaceful protester and those of the wider community.
§ Mr. DicksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to how many police officers, vehicles and motor cycles were needed to police the demonstration held in London on Saturday 30 January by Iraqi nationals, and as to the cost to the public purse.
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ILEA net recurrent institutional expenditure per pupil, £ 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Primary schools Teaching cost 621 686 727 759 804 Non-teaching cost 410 432 481 508 511 Total 1,031 1,118 1,208 1,267 1,315 Secondary schools Teaching cost 852 955 1,029 1,140 1,253
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the commissioner that 300 officers, 21 vehicles and 15 motor cycles were deployed in policing this demonstration at an additional cost of around £6,960.