§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the average cost to public funds was for policing at(a) Premiership, (b) Nationwide league and (c) non-league football ground on a match day in England in the last 12 months; [78885]
831W (2) what assessment he has made of the cost to public funds of policing at Premiership football grounds in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [78886]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is not held centrally. A working group comprising representatives of Government, police and football authorities has been set up to examine a range of strategic football-related public order issues, including the cost of, and charging arrangements for, policing football matches.