§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what were the costs of(a) out-of-court settlements and (b) awards made in court, for each of the last three years and so far this year; and what were the annual legal costs incurred. [26008]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe question concerns a specific operational matter on which the chief executive of the Court Service is best placed to provide an answer and I have accordingly asked the chief executive to reply direct.
Letter from Michael Huebner to Mr. Chris Mullins, dated 26 April 1996:
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, has asked me to reply to your Question about costs of cases settled outside court, awards made in court and legal costs.Unfortunately, information about the size of out of court settlements and awards is not held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost. The Court Service does not collect figures for legal costs for all cases.