§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost has been to the public purse of the Saville Inquiry broken down by(a) legal fees, (b) accommodation, (c) transportation, (d) provision of IT equipment and (e) hiring of halls. [123998]
§ Mr. SpellarUp to end June 2003 the cash spend by the Northern Ireland Office on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry was a total of £89.2 million. Breaking this down in the categories requested gives the following figures:
£ million (a) legal fees, 38.194 (b) accommodation, 7.283 (c) transportation, 2.043 (d) provision of IT equipment 12.273 (e) hiring of halls 5.492 (f) other1 23.915 1 Figure includes salary costs of Tribunal members (except Lord Saville) and Inquiry staff, witness expenses, expert witnesses, office services and security, telecommunications and other miscellaneous office expenditure.