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Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry

Written Question House of Commons
Mr Gregory Campbell · Democratic Unionist Party Answering body: Northern Ireland Office
Parliamentary excerpt

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the final costs were for each of the participating legal teams and individuals involved in the Saville Inquiry; and what costs in that inquiry were incurred after 2005.

Government answer

Answering body: Northern Ireland Office

The team costs for each of the participating legal teams are detailed in the enclosed attachment.

A full breakdown of the legal costs from 2005 onwards is not readily available. The table below provides a less detailed breakdown.

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Costs £

2004/

2005

2005/

2006

2006/

2007

2007/

2008

2008/

2009

2009/

2010

2010/

2011

Inquiry Counsel fees

1,579,400

840,342

855,342

750,531

685,926

844,016

121,435

Eversheds

339,593

70,914

-

-

-

5,204

-

Lawyers for Interested

Parties - fees

5,474,483

2,104,590

4,795,377

951,995

419,714

-

-

Lawyers for

IPs - accommodation

34,652

21,674

69,770

-

30,000

-

-

Lawyers for

IPs - travel

272,310

67,851

281,238

11,454

16,678

-

-

Lawyers for

IPs - subsistence

22,287

2,868

11,792

21

24,979

-

-

Total

7,722,725

3,108,239

6,013,519

1,714,001

1,177,297

849,220

121,435

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Original parliamentary record

Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry

Written Question House of Commons
Mr Gregory Campbell · Democratic Unionist Party Answering body: Northern Ireland Office
Parliamentary excerpt

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2014, Official Report, columns 51-2W, on the Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry, what the amount was of the invoice for the hosting of the website for the Saville Inquiry; and what the totals were for any previous such invoices for that service since 2010.

Government answer

Answering body: Northern Ireland Office

The invoice referred to in my previous answer was for £80 excl. VAT. The Northern Ireland Office paid a total of £7,900 excl. VAT for hosting and management of the Saville Inquiry website and domain name. These costs ran between 31 August 2010 and 31 March 2013, at which point the contract was terminated.

Original parliamentary record

Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry

Written Question House of Commons
Mr Gregory Campbell · Democratic Unionist Party Answering body: Northern Ireland Office
Parliamentary excerpt

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether invoices for legal or other work carried out in connection with the Savile Inquiry have been submitted for payment since January 2013.

Government answer

Answering body: Northern Ireland Office

No invoices have been submitted for payment in respect of legal work in connection with the Saville Inquiry. An invoice was submitted in March 2013 for hosting of the Inquiry website.

Original parliamentary record