Legal Costs (Hansard, 25 February 2002)

HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 c988W 988W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what legal costs have been incurred by his Department in each of the last four years. [34288]

§ Ms Blears
The figures represent what the Department has spent in the last four complete years on legal advice, legal representation and on costs awarded against it in court.

Year £ million

1997–1998 2.8

1998–1999 3.6

1999–2000 4.3

2000–01 5.3

Year	£ million
1997–1998	2.8
1998–1999	3.6
1999–2000	4.3
2000–01	5.3