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Military Aid to Civil Ministries: strikes

01 July 1991

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1,208 troops were deployed for 18.6 weeks for the ambulance strike and rail dispute in 1989-90 with 33 600 on standby (total estimated effort - person weeks); 417 were deployed over 35.4 weeks in 1988-89 for the prison officers and fire service disputes; 322 deployed for 0.8 weeks in 1987-88 for the fire service dispute; 275 for 19 weeks in 1986-87 for prison officer and fire services dispute; and in 1983-4 23 000 were on standby for the threatened fire service dispute. Statement on the Defence Estimates, Vol 2, 1990, Cm 1022-II, HMSO.

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