§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the financial contributions made by his Department to each police authority towards the cost of policing the miners' dispute;
(2) if he will estimate the net cost of policing the mining dispute for each police authority in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Giles ShawFinal claims for police grant and the special payment we made available for the additional cost of policing the miners' dispute relating to expenditure arising from the dispute in 1984–85 are now being received and have not yet been audited. It is not yet possible, therefore, to provide the information requested.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each police authority the total sums incurred by the Metropolitan police during deployment in the coal dispute, and for each authority, who has paid and who has not and in the latter case what action has been taken to recover the sums due.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe Metropolitan police estimate that the additional cost of providing mutual aid to other police forces in connection with the miners' dispute was £18.147 million. These costs fall to be met by the aided forces, and 343W details, by police force, of the amounts involved and payments made by 9 October are set out below. The Metropolitan police are in correspondence with the police authorities in Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire about the outstanding amounts. My right hon. Friend is considering an application from the commissioner for a determination, under section 14(4) of the Police Act 1964, in respect of Derbyshire.
Mutual aid costs incurred by the Metropolitan Police in connection with the miners dispute Aided force Additional costs incurred Amounts repaid by 9 October 1985 Derbyshire 5.496 Nil Nottinghamshire 6.734 5.094 Leicestershire 1.211 0.836 Warwickshire 0.368 0.368 South Yorkshire 1.225 1.166 North Yorkshire 0.720 0.720 Humberside 1.928 1.928 Durham 0.059 0.059 Sussex 0.295 0.295 Essex 0.006 0.006 Kent 0.105 0.105 Total 18.147 10.577
§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a summary of sentences imposed by the courts in cases concerned with riotous assembly and similar crimes in connection with the coal dispute; and if he will also state the numbers charged and the numbers convicted.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI am making inquiries and will write to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average fine imposed by the courts in the last six months in connection with convictions arising from offences committed in connection with the coal dispute.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is not recorded centrally.