HC Deb 20 April 1998 vol 310 c492W
Mr. Charles Clarke

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 5 March 1998,Official Report, column 728, if the legal fees specified include the costs of litigation by the contractor over alleged changes of specification at short notice; and if he will list the costs and legal fees incurred. [38150]

Mr. Rooker

The legal fees mentioned in my answer of 5 March relate to fees generally incurred in major projects of this sort. There is no litigation by the contractor. Legal fees to date are in the order of £40,000.

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