Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, what was the total sum (a) paid to and (b) received from the Good Law Project by HM Government in respect of legal costs in each financial year since 2017-18.

There were 42 case files opened in respect of actual court proceedings between His Majesty’s Government and the Good Law Project during the period since the start of the 2017-18 financial year. HM Government won 19 and lost 6, 7 cases were settled, and 9 cases were withdrawn by the Good Law Project. One has yet to deliver an outcome.

In total, in regard to these 42 cases:

The Good Law Project has paid £984,098.45 in legal costs to HM Government, while HM Government has paid £160,925.71 in legal costs to the Good Law Project.

In financial year 2017-2018, no payments were made or received.

In financial year 2018-2019, £40,000 was paid to, and £4,753 was received from, the Good Law Project.

In financial year 2019-2020, £0 was paid to, and £59,013.19 was received from, the Good Law Project.

In financial year 2020-2021, £85,000 was paid to, and £10,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.

In financial year 2021-2022, £0 was paid to, and £286,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.

In financial year 2022-2023, £35,925.71 was paid to, and £544,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.

In financial year 2023-2024, £0 has been paid to, and £80,332.26 has been received from, the Good Law Project.