§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost of legal representation at the Bloody Sunday tribunal inquiry has been. [123720]
§ Mr. SpellarUp to end June 2003 the cost of legal representation at the Bloody Sunday Inquiry for which the Northern Ireland Office is responsible was £38.194 million. This figure includes costs for Inquiry counsel, Eversheds Solicitors, counsel and solicitors for the families and counsel and solicitors for a range of other clients including soldiers not represented by the Ministry of Defence.