Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how much it cost to provide the Royal Ulster Constabulary with food during the Toomebridge-Burntollet Republican march in early January 1979;
(2) if he can now provide the cost to the Northern Ireland Police Authority of the Toomebridge—Burntollet march in January 1979;
(3) many man-days of police time it took to escort and protect the Toomebridge—Burntollet march in January 1979.
§ Mr. MasonA total of 2,648 man-days were worked by members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary deployed to assist in preserving peace and public order during the march from Toomebridge to Burntollet on 5, 6 and 7 January 1979. Details of the overall cost of this operation, and of particular parts of it, could not be worked out without disproportionate cost.