§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was to the Metropolitan police of escorting wide loads in each year since 1997. [6283]
§ Mr. DenhamInformation on the distances travelled by the police escorting wide loads and on the time spent by officers in escort duties is not collected centrally or by the Metropolitan police. It is not possible, therefore, to calculate the costs of this to the Metropolitan police. The available information relates only to the number of wide loads escorted. The figures are:
Number 1998 1,267 1999 1,229 2000 924 2001 (to 30 September) 469 Note:
Figures are not available prior to 1998