Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84961 on Armed Forces: Northern Ireland, what the hourly rate of legal fees paid to (a) Senior Counsel, (b) Junior Counsel and (c) solicitors instructed during the course of proceedings were.

This is considered commercially sensitive information and is being withheld accordingly.

The MOD will continue to provide the welfare and legal support to all service personnel that served during the Troubles.