HL Deb 13 May 2002 vol 635 c1WA
Lord Wedderburn of Charlton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any awards of costs have been made within the past five years in respect of time spent by a party in preparing his or her case:

(c) where the party was legally represented; or

(d) where the party was not so represented, in any of the following:

(iv) planning inquiries;

(v) tribunals; and

(vi) courts;

and, if so, on what principles and authorities these awards were made and what was the range of amounts involved in such awards. [HL2256]

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)

It is likely that awards of costs have been made in one or more of the circumstances described in the noble Lord's Question but there is no information held centrally on such awards. It is therefore not possible to say on what principles and authorities any such awards were made or what range of amounts were involved.

Lord Rotherwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to answer the Question tabled by the Lord Wedderburn of Charlton on 9 January (HL2256), about the award of costs in tribunals and courts, before the Committee stage of the Employment Bill is concluded. [HL3781]

The Lord Chancellor

I have replied to Lord Wedderburn today.