§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received regarding policing costs for football matches.
§ Mr. Peter LloydWe have received representations from the Football League, ACPO and the local authority associations as well as from right hon. and hon. Members on the terms of a proposed Home Office circular. The draft circular advises police authorities to recover as far as practicable the full cost of providing police officers inside football grounds.
We are now considering the comments received.