§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Attorney-General what was the cost of the case of Stephen and Christopher Fellows heard at Stafford crown court.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThis case was tried in the Crown court at the election of the defendants, who there entered guilty pleas. The cost of 20 minutes' court time was about £300. The cost to the legal aid fund of solicitor and counsel will be about £280 to £380. Prosecution costs were £270, although these costs should be offset by the effects of an order made against the defendants to pay £120 each towards the costs of the prosecution.