§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable of Hampshire as to the cost of the investigation into the handling by the Devon and Cornwall Police of the Brian Parsons case. [66976]
§ Mr. BoatengI understand that the cost of the investigation to date, excluding the salary costs of the officers on the inquiry, is £84,000. This is being borne by the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary.