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Mr. van Straubenzee
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of policing demonstrations in the Metropolitan Police district during 1979.
Mr. Whitelaw
The Commissioner has estimated the cost of policing all demonstrations, marches and meetings which required the presence of 100 or more police officers at about £5·75 million.