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Written question asked by David Winnick (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 29 November 1991. It was answered by Lord Mayhew of Twysden (Conservative) on Friday, 29 November 1991 on behalf of the Attorney General.


Written question

Question
If he will state the total amount (i) in legal costs and (ii) otherwise spent out of public funds on proceedings involving the book "Spycatcher" and including the costs awarded against the Government by the European Court of Human Rights. - Inc figures & fact that it will not be possible to specify for some time total cost of litigation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
199 c687W;199 c681W
Session
1991-92
Subjects
Expenditure Legal costs European Court of Human Rights Publications Public expenditure Wright, Peter
Contains statistics
Yes