§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many protestors have been arrested to date at Shoreham in connection with calf exports; and how many have been charged;
(2) what police forces have been involved in policing the current series of protests at Shoreham;
(3) what has been the average number of police officers on duty each night during the current campaign against the export of veal calves at Shoreham;
(4) who took the decision for police officers to wear full riot gear at Shoreham; and what were the reasons stated.
§ Mr. MacleanUp to 11 January, 76 people were arrested, of whom,66 have been charged. Sussex police have been aided by the following forces in policing the disturbances at Shoreham; City of London police, Essex police, Hampshire constabulary, Kent county constabulary, the Metropolitan police, Surrey constabulary and Thames Valley police. Since 4 January about 1,000 officers have been deployed on each occasion that lorries carrying calves have driven to the harbour. The decision to deploy officers with public order protective equipment was taken by the chief constable of Sussex on operational grounds.