§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what legal advice he has sought from solicitors or barristers in respect of draft conclusions reached by the Scott inquiry; what is the estiamted cost of such legal expenses to public funds; and if he will make a statement. [28900]
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[holding answer 15 June 1995]: The Government do not consider it right to publish the nature or costs of any advice which may have been given to individual witnesses to the Scott inquiry. This is a matter of confidence between them and any legal advisers they may have retained.