HC Deb 26 February 2004 vol 418 cc503-4W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Advocate-General what the total cost of running the office of the Advocate-General was in the latest year for which figures are available. [R][154170]

The Advocate-General for Scotland

The identifiable costs of the office are not limited to the work of the Advocate-General but include litigation and advisory work, including the preparation of Bills, carried out by lawyers from the Office of Solicitor to the Advocate-General on behalf of Government Departments. The figure for 2002–03, in respect of identifiable costs of staff and related administration for my office, was £1,538,154.