Written question asked by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Monday, 18 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Monday, 25 March 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Legal Costs
- Question
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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of legal (a) support and (b) representation to Ministers in his Department in relation to their official conduct in each of the last three years.
- Answer
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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
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- Written question
- Reference
- 19108
- Session
- 2023-24
- Subjects
- Legal costs Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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