Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Costs
(asked on 14th January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the highest hourly rate paid for legal advice was by (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's arms length bodies in 2018.
This question was answered on 22nd January 2019
A - In the vast majority of circumstances, the Department receives its legal advice from an in-house team of Government lawyers for which it is not charged hourly rates. Where necessary, external Counsel are used, for which the highest hourly rate identified is £250 excluding VAT.
B - N/A - The Department does not have any Arms Length Bodies.