Saville Inquiry

HC Deb 01 May 2002 vol 384 c839W

15. Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost has been to date of the Saville inquiry. [51682]

Mr. Browne

The cost of the Bloody Sunday inquiry to the Northern Ireland Office, as at 31 March 2002, is £57.9 million. This figure does not include costs to other Departments such as the Ministry of Defence.