HL Deb 15 December 2003 vol 655 c100WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will provide a breakdown of the costs of the recent visit by President Bush including:

  1. (a) temporary structures;
  2. (b) emergency heliport;
  3. (c) road closures; and
  4. (d) policing.
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Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will meet the cost of the temporary pavilion used for the visit. Final costs are not yet available but the cost of the construction of the pavilion will be in line with previous state visits.

The cost to the Royal Parks Agency of the emergency heliport was £200. The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis informs me that the estimated total cost of the policing operation for the Metropolitan Police Service and the Royal Parks Constabulary in relation to the state visit of US President Bush to London between 18–21 November 2003 was £4.2 million. The cost to Durham Constabulary for the President's visit to Durham on 21 November was an estimated £1 million. There was no cost to the police service from road closures.