§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many man hours have been provided by the Metropolitan police in connection with the miners' dispute;
(2) how many man hours have been provided by the Metropolitan police since 14 March to deal with racial harassment problems.
§ Mr. Giles ShawBetween 14 March 1984 and 9 February 1985 aid provided by the Metropolitan police to other police forces in connection with the miners' dispute has amounted to some 213,000 man-days. Information about the number of man-hours worked is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
No central record is maintained by the Metropolitan police of the time spent by officers on each of the many tasks they may be called upon to perform in the course of normal divisional duties in the Metropolitan police district.