Police Contingents Sent into Rhondda and Aberdare 1910-1911

Parliamentary question asked on 16th. February 1911

Mr. Pointer (for Mr. Kier Hardie)

asked the Home Secretary whether he can state the total number of police imported into the Rhondda and Aberdare Valleys in connection with the recent trade dispute therein, the district from which they were drafted, and the number from each?

Mr. Churchill:

The total number of police sent into the Rhondda and Aberdare Valleys from other districts at different times during the strike amounted to 1,499, drawn from the following eleven forces:-

Metropolitan	902
Glamorganshire	216
Carmarthenshire	45
Monmouthshire	41
Gloucestershire	26
Breconshire	11
Cardiff City	101
Bristol City	63
Swansea	43
Merthyr Tydfil	31
Newport	20
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TOTAL	1499

Of this total, the highest number engaged on duty at any one time was 1,301 on 15th. and 16th.November. The number at present on duty is 312