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UIN 208336

Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Costs

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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14 January 2019

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22 January 2019 · Answer

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European Union

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22 January 2019

European Union

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the highest hourly rate paid for legal advice was by (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's arms length bodies in 2018.

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  1. 14 January 2019

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the highest hourly rate paid for legal advice was by (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's arms length bodies in 2018.

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 January 2019

    Answer

    A - In the vast majority of circumstances, the Department receives its legal advice from an in-house team of Government lawyers for which it is not charged hourly rates. Where necessary, external Counsel are used, for which the highest hourly rate identif...

    Source: Written answer

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