§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated(a) number of person hours and (b) cost to date of the Metropolitan police investigation in to the allegation of perjury made against Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare. [125313]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI understand from the Metropolitan police that to date, an estimated 1,446 person hours have been devoted to the investigation and that the cost is approximately £36,000. Most of the work has been undertaken by police officers and civilian staff in normal duty time.