HC Deb 23 April 1990 vol 171 cc21-2W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has regarding the number of Metropolitan police person hours and the cost arising from the recent ambulance dispute.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the Metropolitan police

Issue of police firearms for incidents involving criminal or other persons known or believed to be armed
1982 11983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Avon and Somerset 30 28 17 25 13 9 19 27
Bedfordshire 55 22 10 19 22 12 24 16
Cambridgeshire 9 10 8 11 9 13 19 31
Cheshire 18 11 13 6 6 13 31 16

used about 658,000 man hours in providing assistance to the ambulance service during the dispute. The force has charged the South West Thames regional health authority £9.68 million for its assistance.