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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-13more like thismore than 2022-10-13
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 more like this
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading Recall of MPs Act 2015: Legal Costs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Second Report of the Privileges Committee 2022-23, HC 632, Appendix (Correspondence with Mr Speaker), if he will make an estimate of the cost to House of Commons authorities of (a) internal and (b) external legal advice relating to the Recall of MPs Act 2015 in the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies remove filter
uin 62745 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-01more like thismore than 2022-11-01
answer text <p>Internal legal advice is provided by the Office of Speaker’s Counsel, staffed by salaried members of the House service, and has been provided as part of their ordinary work. No additional resources have been required in order to advise the House on the Recall of MPs Act 2015. The cost of external legal advice on that Act in the past 12 months has been £2,700 plus VAT.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-01T17:47:22.107Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-01T17:47:22.107Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this