§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost to public funds of the investigations leading up to the courts martial at Colchester brought during the week beginning 5 October 1981 against signalman McMichael and privates Biggs, Anderson and Gardner for homosexual offences; and what he estimates the costs to public funds of the proceedings of these courts martial; and what he estimates the costs to public funds will be of keeping in detention the Service men who were sentenced to terms of imprisonment.
§ Mr. WigginThe additional costs to public funds of the relevant investigations, courts martial, and terms of imprisonment were some £1,000.