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Mr. Nellist
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he hs as to the cost to public funds of the ambulance dispute; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The cost of providing military assistance during the ambulance dispute up to the end of January was £3·3 million. The cost of assistance by the police and other agencies has not yet been fully assessed by the authorities concerned.