§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to the answer given by Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department on 19 May 1998,Official Report, column 342, on the Roger Levitt case costs, how many prosecution preparation hours were claimed; and how they were assessed. [46590]
The Attorney-GeneralFees paid to the three prosecuting counsel briefed by the Serious Fraud Office in the case of Roger Levitt were assessed by a combination of hourly and daily rates. The records necessary to ascertain the exact number of hours claimed in preparation cannot be accessed save at disproportionate cost, but I refer my hon. Friend to the answer of 28 June 1995,Official Report, columns 702–03, given by the then Attorney-General to my hon. Friend the Member for Warwickshire, North (Mr. O'Brien) which shows the fees paid to counsel and sets out the hourly and daily rates.