§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total cost to date of the inquiry by the fraud squad into the Johnson Matthey Bank affair.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI understand that 32 City of London and five metropolitan police officers have spent a substantial period on this operation. To the end of June 1986, the additional cost of equipment and police overtime involved in this inquiry was £124,000. This excludes the additional, cost of overtime incurred by the metropolitan police officers attached to the inquiry.