George Howarth
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(12 years ago)
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Jeremy Wright
I can certainly give my hon. Friend that assurance. We want to encourage the good work that is already being done by a large number of voluntary and community sector organisations to provide the expertise that all hon. Members want incorporated into the rehabilitation revolution. Yes, we want to see more of that.
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab)
The Secretary of State seemed to confirm a moment ago in a reply to the hon. Member for Witham (Priti Patel) that the legal aid bill for Abu Qatada came to half a million pounds, as has been reported in the newspapers. Will he therefore explain why he refused to provide that figure in a written answer to me last week?
Chris Grayling
I will have to look into that. I am not aware that I have refused to provide anything. The figure has been made publicly available.