HC Deb 18 October 1989 vol 158 c119W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total cost and the services provided by his Department for security at the 1989(a) Labour party conference and (b) Conservative party conference.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

In response to requests from the chief constables of the Lancashire and Sussex constabularies, small numbers of military personnel were employed to assist the police in searching the respective conference areas for explosive devices and in potential bomb disposal tasks. No other service assistance was provided at either party conference. In line with normal arrangements, no charges were raised against the respective constabularies. The related costs fell to MOD votes.