Treasury Counsel (Hansard, 16 March 1989)

HC Deb 16 March 1989 vol 149 c275W 275W

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Attorney-General if he will provide for the latest available 12-month period(a) the number of Treasury counsel, (b) the amount of total public money received by the Treasury counsel, (c) the number of cases dealt with by the Treasury counsel and (d) the amount of public money received by Treasury counsel in respect of criminal matters; and if he will make a statement.

§ The Attorney-General
The information requested is as follows:

(a) 14.

(b) The total sum paid to Treasury counsel by Departments for which I have responsibility, in the current financial year, is £1,442,569.

(c) This cannot be established save at disproportionate cost.

(d) £1,259,703.