§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an estimate of the overall charge on public funds including an estimate of expenditure in time and money by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, arising from the outcome of the case of Regina v Taylor and Muller Butcher in Reading Crown court on 23 June; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BrookeSome administrative costs cannot be ascertained but the estimated overall charge on public funds is £11,437; of which the estimated expenditure by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise is 105 man days and £11,017.