HL Deb 05 March 1998 vol 586 c184WA
Lord Braine of Wheatley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much they spent on defending the case Phyllis Bowman v. the United Kingdom. [HL768]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

The full cost is not yet available as some invoices have still to be submitted. £9,563 has been paid to date. Legal costs to the sum of £26,633.34 plus value added tax were awarded against the United Kingdom.