Legal Costs (Hansard, 21 March 2002)

HC Deb 21 March 2002 vol 382 cc495-6W 495W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what legal costs have been incurred by his Department in each of the last four years. [34291]

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State
Estimated legal costs incurred by the Department over the last four years can be broken down as follows.
496W

£000

1997–98 43

1998–99 53

1999–2000 69

2000–01 ¹ 173

¹ This includes expenditure of £111,500 incurred for residual HMSO liabilities, Security Facilities Division restructuring costs and Cross Cutting CMF—contractual work for the Government 'Gateway' project.

	£000
1997–98	43
1998–99	53
1999–2000	69
2000–01	¹ 173
¹ This includes expenditure of £111,500 incurred for residual HMSO liabilities, Security Facilities Division restructuring costs and Cross Cutting CMF—contractual work for the Government 'Gateway' project.