Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 21 July (HL1039), whether they can now give a figure for the total cost to date of the e-Borders system, showing separately the cost awarded under the binding arbitration following the termination of the contract with Raytheon Systems Ltd.

Further to the answer we provided to your earlier question of 10 July 2014, Official Report, column WA 212, I must advise you that I am still not in a position to provide the information you have requested. On 18 August the Home Secretary wrote to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee with an update on the Tribunal process. A copy of the letter is available in the Library of the House.