HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 c393W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what legal costs have been incurred by her Department in each of the last four years. [34349]

Ms Hewitt

Information on legal costs is not held centrally, except for costs awarded against the Department, details of which were as follows:

£000
Year
1998–99 1,915
1999–2000 288
2000–01 532
2001–02 4501
1Estimated