HC Deb 07 October 2003 vol 411 c212W
Mr. Donaldson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has spent on the drafting of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. [128326]

Jane Kennedy

The consultation process on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland was launched on 1 April 2000. The total costs to date are £503,800. These costs include advertising (circa 40 per cent.) and publications (also circa 40 per cent.) together with a range of other costs relating to events, conferences, work with children and young people, public opinion surveys and education and training events and materials.