§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the total cost from 30 June to 30 September of the Saville Inquiry into the events in Londonderry on 30 January 1972; and what sums were spent in that period on the inquiry broken down by(a) salaries of staff, (b) travel and subsistence,(c) accommodation, (d) hearing/witness costs, (e) fees to solicitors, representing those killed, (f) solicitors representing others,(g)banisters representing those killed,(h)banisters representing others, (i) IT/communications and (j) miscellaneous, including general office expenditure and also provide the totals of each heading and the total costs since this inquiry began.[136556]
§ Mr. IngramMy Department's expenditure on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry is summarised in the table for the period 1 July to 30 September 2000. The figures for moneys paid to solicitors and banisters cannot be readily provided separately, nor can the payments for their professional services be separated from other expenses. However these payments have been split between those to lawyers representing families and those to other lawyers, including Counsel to the Inquiry.
£ Spend for period 1 July to 30 September 2000 Spend since 1997–98 to 30 September 2000 Salaries 290,676 2,069,659 Travel and subsistence 92,743 538,391 Accommodation 174,696 1,937,631 Hearing/Witness Costs 208,142 1,462,955 Payments to lawyers representing families of the dead or wounded 1,118,711 4,170,791 Payments to other lawyers, including Counsel to the Inquiry 291,368 11,149,614 IT/Communications 1,555,032 7,064,818 Miscellaneous including general office expenditure 84,959 1,177,659 Total 3,816,327 29.571,518