§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General whether he is now able to give a full and final figure of all the legal costs involved in the Sunday Telegraph official secrets case, including the costs leading up to the trial, the defence costs and all expenses, however and in whatever way incurred, attributable to public funds ; and whether he will give full details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe total cost to public funds was £32,531.98. Of this. £6,308.93 were the prosecutions costs, £10,150 was for the defence of Mr. Roberts and theDaily Telegraph. £10,561.70 for the defence of Mr. Jonathan Aitken and £5,511.35 the defence of Colonel Cairns.