Legal Costs
International Development
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.
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.