Written question asked by Colin Pickthall (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 1998. It was answered by Lord Morris of Aberavon (Labour) on Monday, 22 June 1998 on behalf of the Attorney General.

Attorney General

Question: To ask Mr Attorney General, pursuant to the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department Answer of 19th May, 312 c341-2W, on the Roger Levitt case costs, how many prosecution preparation hours were claimed; and how they were assessed. - Inc ref to 262 c702-3W, 28 June 1995.

Answer: Mr. Pickthall: To ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department answer of 19 May 1998, Official Report, column 342, on the Roger Levitt case costs, how many prosecution preparation hours were claimed; and how they were assessed. [46590] The Attorney-General: Fees paid to the three prosecuting counsel briefed by the Serious Fraud Office in the case of Roger Levitt were assessed by a combination of hourly and daily rates. The records necessary to ascertain the exact number of hours claimed in preparation cannot be accessed save at disproportionate cost but I refer my hon. Friend to the answer of 28 June 1995, Official Report, columns 702-03, given by the then Attorney-General to my hon. Friend the Member for Warwickshire, North (Mr. O'Brien) which shows the fees paid to counsel and sets out the hourly and daily rates.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 314 c408W; 46590
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Costs Fraud Prosecutions Trials Serious Fraud Office Levitt, Roger