Asked by: Johnny Mercer (Conservative - Plymouth, Moor View)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of the Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday; and if he will provide a breakdown of the costs.
Answered by Conor Burns
The total cost of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry to the end of May 2010 is £191.2 million. These are the publicly available figures that were published following the completion of the inquiry and publication of the report in 2010.
Asked by: Johnny Mercer (Conservative - Plymouth, Moor View)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) meetings, (b) discussions, (c) correspondence and (d) other communications took place between Baron Saville of Newdigate and former Prime Minister Blair (i) before and (ii) during the existence of the Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday.
Answered by Conor Burns
The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Johnny Mercer (Conservative - Plymouth, Moor View)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether money has been disbursed from the public purse to Madden and Finucane Solicitors for any purpose in each of the last five years.
Answered by Robin Walker
The UK Government does not hold this information as Justice and legal aid is devolved in Northern Ireland. The Legal Services Agency, an executive agency sponsored by the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, administers the provision of legal aid in Northern Ireland. The total payments made from the legal aid fund to barristers and solicitors' practices have not been published since 2015.