§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the annual cost on both capital and revenue account for each of the past five years of the Post Office detector van service.
§ Mr. Giles Shaw:The charges to the Home Office for the detector van service were as follows:
Capital costs Operating costs £ £ 1979–80 60,000 1,113,000 1980–81 25,000 1,317,000 1981–82 15,000 1,362,000 1982–83 12,000 985,000 1983–84 59,000 668,000