§ Mr. Cohenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost to date to the public sector borrowing requirement of the dispute in the mining industry; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe autumn statement gave an estimate of abut £1½ billion as the cost to the PSBR in 1984–85 on the assumption that the strike would end on 31 December 1984. It is too soon to give any new estimate of cost.