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date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on reducing the proportion of the defence budget which is spent on legal fees.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	903778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>A fraction of one per cent of the defence budget is spent on legal fees, most of it necessary to protect the interests of the taxpayer in securing value for money or in protecting the operational freedom and reputation of the Armed Forces. We have work in hand to reduce opportunistic litigation which is harmful to Defence and diverts funds from the front line.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/02/2016 16:59:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

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registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to audit or monitor the outcomes of successful applications to the Armed Forces Covenant (Libor) Fund.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	196776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence administers the £35 million LIBOR Fund on behalf of the Cabinet Office-led Covenant Reference Group. Successful projects are funded on the basis of a standard set of terms and conditions plus additional measures as appropriate. Those who receive funding are required to produce regular monitoring reports, and to retain financial data for audit purposes.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat