Ilois: Resettlement
(asked on 19th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse to date is of defending legal action against HM Government in all courts on the expulsion and right of resettlement for the population of the Chagos Islands.
This question was answered on 24th October 2016
The costs paid by the Government for defending these legal actions to date are approximately £2,660,000.
The costs paid by the Government for defending these legal actions to date are approximately £2,660,000.