HC Deb 11 February 2002 vol 380 cc116-7W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what legal costs have been incurred by his Department in each of the last four years. [34294]

Ruth Kelly

The table shows the legal fees incurred by the Treasury, Customs and Excise and the Inland Revenue 1997–98. Figures for the current year are not yet available.

£ million
HM Treasury HM Customs and Excise Inland Revenue
1997–98 0.8 18.6 13.3
1998–99 1.7 20.7 11.9
1999–2000 1.4 22.6 17.1
2000–01 1.2 24.1 22.0