§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the final costs incurred in policing the miners' industrial dispute in Scotland; and if he will list the costs by region.
§ Mr. AncramThe information is set out in the following table:
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Police Authority Area Estimated final cost (£'000) Central 573 Dumfries and Galloway Nil Fife 729 Grampian Nil Lothian and Borders 1,540 Northern Nil
Police Authority Area Estimated final cost (£'000) Strathclyde 2,095 Tayside 66 Total 5,003 Note: These figures represent the extra costs incurred during the coal dispute.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many miners brought to court during the industrial dispute received legal aid.
§ Mr. AncramSuch information is not available centrally, and could not be obtained either readily or without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many policemen were involved in other areas of Scotland as a result of decisions on mutual aid during the miners' industrial dispute; and how many police forces were involved in the provision of mutual aid.
§ Mr. AncramThree Scottish police forces had occasion to deploy officers outwith their area in connection with the coal dispute. The forces, occasions and numbers of officers involved are shown in the table. Generally the deployments were for only very limited periods, sometimes less than an hour, during the week in question.
Week Commencing 1984 Total Number of Officers Deployed During Week Central Scotland Force 27 August 411 3 Deptember 91 1 October 15 8 October 48 12 November 109 26 November 120 3 December 219 10 December 48 1985 11 February 80 1984 Fife Force 11 June 41 20 August 219 10 September 31 12 November 78 19 November 111 26 November 161 3 December 55 1985 21 January 105 4 February 60 18 February 80 1984 Lothian and Borders Force 20 August 65 1 October 113 8 October 87 5 November 36 Note:
Individual officers may have been deployed more than once during the weeks in question.