Written question asked by Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 2 September 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 September 2016 (named day). It was answered by David Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 September 2016 on behalf of the Department for Exiting the European Union.
Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Opinion
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department has spent to date on legal advice from (a) the Government Legal Department and (b) external legal firms; and how much he plans to spend on such advice in the next 12 months.
- Answer
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The department is currently assessing the overall requirement for legal advice and the associated funding requirement over the next 12 months . To date the department has incurred an estimated total of £256,000 in fixed fee legal advice with the Government Legal Department and a further £12,711 in relation to additional billed fees and disbursements. No spend has been incurred in relation to external legal firms.
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- 44732
- Session
- 2016-17
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- Yes
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- Legal opinion Department for Exiting the European Union
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- Yes
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