Nicholas Soames – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of all invoices submitted by public interest lawyers for work undertaken in relation to Al-Sweady Inquiry.
Mr Mark Francois
The Al-Sweady Inquiry has cost the public purse £28.4 million to 31 March 2014. The potential cost of the Inquiry to its completion is £31.1 million.
The information requested is commercial in confidence and cannot be provided without a significant level of redaction of sensitive information.
However I am able to provide a summary of costs incurred by Public Interest Lawyers for work undertaken in relation to the Al-Sweady Inquiry up to 31 March 2014.
Summary of Payments made to Public Interest Lawyers
in relation to the Al-Sweady Inquiry.
Date of Payment Amount of Payment (£)
March 2010 6,921.60
August 2010 68,060.36
October 2010 45,752.15
February 2011 41,581.11
May 2011 94,154.64
June 2011 6,210.00
July 2011 33,828.33
September 2011 10,113.68
November 2011 6,445.34
December 2011 2,421.51
January 2012 68,343.35
February 2012 37,838.53
April 2012 21,775.17
May 2012 47,491.94
June 2012 16,328.20
July 2012 5,200.00
August 2012 220.60
September 2012 10,115.00
November 2012 100,587.10
December 2012 46,352.33
January 2013 99,208.41
February 2013 51,117.56
March 2013 74,356.24
May 2013 197,070.38
Junuary 2013 107,544.50
July 2013 164,335.64
August 2013 85,516.25
September 2013 33,091.25
October 2013 176,401.67
November 2013 187,376.83
January 2014 174,806.09
February 2014 36,133.25
March 2014 59,093.74
April 2014 301,909.00
Grand Total 2,417,701.75
