asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what have been the total costs of all the investigations, documentation, hearings and appeals relating to the complaints against and by Chief Superintendent Clifford Greenwood, the former divisional police commander of Thanet and Dover.

I understand from the Chief Constable of Kent that he has estimated the total known costs to date to be approximately £39,000. This amount includes the pay and expenses of the police officers engaged in the investigations and hearings. Some of the legal costs in connection with the appeal inquiry are not yet known.