HC Deb 25 February 2003 vol 400 c390W
Dr. Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms he will use to ensure that the numbers of anti-Gulf War protesters marching to Hyde Park on 15 February 2003 are accurately counted. [97956]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 24 February 2003]: The Government do not calculate the number of people participating in marches and demonstrations. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), as well as other police forces, use a range of techniques for estimating the numbers involved.