§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total cost of the police participation in the state opening of Parliament. [4691]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 19 November 1996]: As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister stated in his reply to the hon. Member on 11 November Official Report, column 32, any additional costs of police staff who took part in the ceremony are not separately costed.