HC Deb 21 May 1974 vol 874 cc146-7W
Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what expense has been occasioned to Scottish police authorities in the three years to 31st December 1973 in policing oil rigs within the Scottish jurisdiction sector of the North Sea but out with the three-mile limit; and what proportions of such expenditure have been borne by the central Government, specifying any direct assistance that is available.

Mr. William Ross

The cost of this work is not separately identifiable in police accounts, although the total is certainly small.