§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total cost of salaries since 1992 paid to persons in his Department employed on a part-time or full-time basis in any capacity relating to the Scott inquiry. [14538]
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[holding answer 6 February 1997]: The direct and quantifiable salary cost of officials in my departments wholly or partly employed on matters relating to the Scott inquiry since 1992 is approximately £510,970. This figure is the identifiable salary cost of officials for their work on the Scott inquiry, although, with one or two exceptions, none of these officials was engaged exclusively on the inquiry. In addition, other officials were inevitably involved from time to time, but the direct cost of their involvement is unquantifiable.