§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what he estimates to be the running costs of the National Reporting Centre in 1984; and who is responsible for the payment of its costs.
§ Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his reply, 14 January 1985, c. 15–16]: The additional cost of operating the National Reporting Centre during 1984 is estimated at about £130,000. The bulk of these costs were met from the Metropolitan police fund, except for the travelling and other expenses of police officers from other forces who attended the centre from time to time.