§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if Her Majesty' inspectors of constabulary have yet provided him with an estimate of the total cost of policing the recent miners' dispute.
§ Mr. Giles ShawIt is not yet possible to make such an estimate. Up to 2 May the Home Office had paid to police authorities in England and Wales advances of police grant, and of the special payment which my right hon. and learned Friend is making available, on expenditure totalling £193.2 million.