§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the final cost to each regional health authority of cover using police and armed forces and other bodies during the ambulance workers' dispute; and what was the total cost to public funds of the dispute.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give details of his latest estimate of the total costs arising out of the recent ambulance dispute; and how much has been(a) paid and (b) requested from authorities responsible for providing (i) military, (ii) police and (iii) non-NHS ambulance services during the period of the dispute.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe cost to the end of February 1990 (the last month for which bills have been received from the Ministry of Defence) was £4..8 million. The final cost of military assistance is not yet known.
Information is not held centrally about the cost to regional health authorities of using police and other non-military bodies during the recent dispute.