HC Deb 20 March 1990 vol 169 c512W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the cost of police and Army time spent in protecting, checking and clearing explosives from the tracks of Northern Ireland railways in each of the last five years.

Mr. Cope

[holding answer 27 February 1990]: The information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.