§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost per Army man hour of deploying the Army on ambulance duties.
§ Mr. Neubert[holding answer 8 January 1990] : I am replying on behalf of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Health. Only extra costs directly attributable to the ambulance dispute are reported for recovery from other Government Departments. Such extra costs are not directly related to the number of man hours worked. The estimated extra costs up to 30 November 1989 are £0.85 million.