§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, further to his answer of 30 June, column 368, he will update to the latest date for which figures are available the figures on the cost of police action at Wapping, the number of officers deployed and the police man hours spent.
§ Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his reply, 7 July 1986, c. 57]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the additional cost of police overtime incurred in policing the News International dispute at Wapping from 28 January to 5 July is estimated at about £1.174 million. The maximum number of officers deployed on any one occasion remains 1,870. Over 662,000 police man hours have been spent in policing the dispute.
Additional costs of about £260,000 have also been incurred on catering at Wapping from 28 January to 29 June.