HC Deb 04 May 1989 vol 152 c232W
Mr. David Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) arrests and (b) ejections from the ground were made by the police before, during and after the games between (i) West Ham United and Millwall and (ii) Chelsea and Leeds United, played on Saturday 22 April.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has provided the following information. Of the 94 people arrested in connection with the match between Chelsea and Leeds United, 59 were arrested before., 12 during and 23 after the game. Twenty eight people were ejected from the ground. Of the 24 people arrested in connection with the match between West Ham United and Millwall 15 were arrested before, seven during and two after the game. Twenty four people were ejected from the ground. Police figures do not distinguish between ejections made before and during a game.

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