United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 903778
Defence: Legal Costs
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23 February 2016
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29 February 2016 · Answer
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Defence
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29 February 2016
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on reducing the proportion of the defence budget which is spent on legal fees.
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23 February 2016
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on reducing the proportion of the defence budget which is spent on legal fees.
Source: Commons
29 February 2016
Answer
A fraction of one per cent of the defence budget is spent on legal fees, most of it necessary to protect the interests of the taxpayer in securing value for money or in protecting the operational freedom and reputation of the Armed Forces. We have work in...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2016-02-23/903778
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/455857
- uk · wq-455857 · source updated 29 February 2016