HC Deb 21 April 2004 vol 420 cc563-4W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his policy is on meeting from public funds the costs of legal advice and representation to(a) present and (b) former servants of the Crown who are summoned to give evidence to a public inquiry established as a result of the Cory Reports. [166641]

Mr. Paul Murphy

Once the inquiries begin, reasonable costs of legal assistance will be met from the

Detection rates by DCU for 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 Percentage
Antrim Ards East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Belfast Carrickfergus Castlereagh Larne
2002–03
April 2002 30.4 21 9.7 11.6 18.0 22.7 28.1 11.7 42.3
May 2002 16.5 21.5 11.2 12.2 12.3 21.1 21.8 13.2 19.0
June 2002 15.6 23.2 10.1 13.2 12.5 21.1 14.2 9.7 29.8
July 2002 16.0 34.3 15.5 11.6 20.4 21.6 23.3 16.4 36.7
August 2002 19.9 19.6 21.2 12.6 13.4 20.0 23.3 13.1 27.2
September 2002 17.9 24.1 12.7 17.9 15.7 16.8 37.8 11.8 44.2
October 2002 9.3 28.8 16.3 22.6 18.3 17.6 30.3 16.7 25.9
November 2002 9.2 26.4 19.0 21.3 17.6 22.3 25.9 20.2 49.2
December 2002 16.4 27.2 14.8 18.8 15.7 21.6 28.3 16.7 35.0
January 2003 10.3 24.9 21.8 17.0 16.3 21.4 27.3 17.7 25.4
February 2003 8.9 29 27.4 18.4 17.2 12.9 21.1 25.5 38.1
March 2003 10.7 32.4 23.4 15.7 14.1 17.4 28.8 18.2 47.1
2003–20041
April 2003 15.0 26.5 19.1 15.7 17.0 20.6 25.2 14.9 42.3
May 2003 10.5 23.9 25.3 18.0 16.1 26.2 34.1 18.6 57.4
June 2003 15.6 25.9 20.5 15.7 23.0 19.4 26.2 13.5 35.3
July 2003 16.6 25.3 20.1 15.1 22.6 18.1 26.5 19.8 43.0
August 2003 14.2 24.0 23.1 17.6 20.4 18.4 26.7 32.9 33.1
September 2003 19.2 24.3 33.1 16.9 22.3 15.8 38.3 19.9 37.6
October 2003 20.7 29.5 35.5 21.3 17.6 16.9 35.7 14.1 39.5
November 2003 16.4 28.2 25.8 21.3 19.2 21.6 24.8 18.4 49.0
December 2003 18.5 22.6 33.2 23.5 17.1 18.9 30.6 23.9 31.7
January 2004 25.3 31.9 31.4 18.6 18.5 15.0 29.3 23.1 38.6
February 2004 23.1 36.0 40.8 23.2 19.3 12.4 58.5 20.3 30.4

Detection rates by DCU for 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 Percentage
Down Fermanagh Foyle Limavady Magherafelt Moyle Newry and Mourne Omagh Strabane
2002–03
April 2002 20.1 25.3 25.7 28.4 34.7 41.5 23.5 48.79 67.9
May 2002 21.9 30.0 26.6 26.9 31.0 43.1 22.5 39.9 32.0
June 2002 22.9 29.8 21.4 21.0 35.2 29.7 25.2 37.8 28.9
July 2002 17.7 21.7 22.8 27.3 21.2 18.9 29.5 45.7 42.9
August 2002 21.9 33.0 20.2 27.3 23.6 40.0 21.3 39.3 39.7
September 2002 28.6 39.6 22.3 24.2 20.6 41.6 23.9 60.2 44.7
October 2002 30.9 24.9 27.8 40.1 31.2 58.0 22.8 39.3 42.7
November 2002 25.2 35.0 26.3 39.4 21.1 29.6 24.3 38.2 60.4
December 2002 24.9 25.3 25.3 32.5 32.6 20.0 23.7 45.6 38.7
January 2003 37.6 30.2 30.6 29.5 34.2 39.5 28.0 41.7 46.7
February 2003 31.8 33.9 25.4 24.9 40.7 25.8 24.4 36.7 55.1
March 2003 25.2 25.7 21.3 37.3 41.1 48.5 24.0 31.1 70.2
2003–20041
April 2003 27.6 28.2 24.5 37.0 38.3 39.2 24.6 39.9 29.1
May 2003 29.3 24.8 26.6 23.3 36.9 20.5 24.9 29.6 45.1
June 2003 25.6 30.3 23.3 35.6 40.7 62.7 22.3 48.5 39.1
July 2003 30.0 36.3 25.0 38.8 36.8 34.0 34.0 42.1 47.9

public purse for those invited to assist them, in accordance with the procedures that will apply to each inquiry. This will include any present or former public servants who are called to give evidence.