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Written question asked by Pat McFadden (Labour) on Monday, 18 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Legal Costs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost to the public purse was of legal (a) support and (b) representation to Ministers in (i) her Department and (ii) the predecessor Department in relation to their official conduct in each of the last three years.

Answer

Such information is not centrally recorded or collated in the form requested. More generally, I would refer the hon. Member to the long-standing policies on legal expenditure, as set out recently by Cabinet Office Ministers on 12 March 2024, Official Report, PQ 17709 and 12 March 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, Cols.1901-1904.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19023
Session
2023-24
Related items
Ministers: Defamation
Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Written questions
House of Commons
Ministers: Legal Costs
Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Oral questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Legal costs Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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