§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the cost in damages and legal fees of the Department's unsuccessful libel action brought by Martyn Gregory, in relation to his programme "The Torture Chamber". [40374]
§ Mr. Ian Taylor[holding answer 30 October 1995]: I assume the programme to which the hon. Member refers is "The Torture Trail". I refer her to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Don Valley on 27 October 1995, Official Report, column 826. In addition, the Department's own costs, including calculation of value of time spent on the matter by officials, are estimated at £31,500.