Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Gareth Thomas (Harrow West, Labour) Legal Costs International Development Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)


Legal Costs
International Development

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Gareth Thomas (Harrow West, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on fees for legal work in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.
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Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
The Department for International Development spending on legal work was £754,563 in 2010-11 and £985,375 in 2011-12.