§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the cost of the police operation for the Euro '96 championships; and how many officers will be involved. [17848]
§ Mr. MacleanThe Association of Chief Police Officers has estimated that the cost of policing for the European football championships 1996 could be around £5.5 million. Decisions about the number of officers involved, and their deployment, are for chief officers of the forces concerned.