§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Solicitor-General what the costs have been to date to the Government of the prosecution of the Katharine Gun case. [156197]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralI can only provide details of the costs incurred to the Crown Prosecution Service for whom the Attorney-General and I have ministerial responsibility. The Crown Prosecution Service estimates that the prosecution costs in this case to date are in the region of £18,552. This figure comprises of counsel's fees. The CPS is unable routinely to assess and attribute its own overhead costs to individual cases.