Amount (£m)2<\/sup><\/p><\/td>Calendar Year<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 0.93m<\/p><\/td> | 2020<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 1.47m<\/p><\/td> | 2021<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 0.61m<\/p><\/td> | 2022<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> 1: <\/sup>Includes the Animal and Plant Health Agency; the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; Rural Payments Agency and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.<\/p>2: <\/sup>Source data from the Government Legal Department\u2019s (GLD) electronic systems as at 8 July 2022. These figures represent the costs charged by the litigation team in GLD. It does not include any costs awarded against Defra or damages.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4401", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Victoria Prentis"}
}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2022-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Legal Costs"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"}
], "uin" : "31727"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486912", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486912/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "The Department for International Trade (DIT) is unable to provide spend on legal disputes, as this is not recorded separately to other forms of legal spend incurred by the Department.<\/p> <\/p> Legal and other professional services costs incurred by the Department are included within note 4 of DIT\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts found here for financial year 2021/22<\/a>, and here for financial year 2020/21<\/a>.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4017", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Penny Mordaunt"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Penny Mordaunt"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-07-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-07-27T16:05:40.497Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Trade"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Trade"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2022-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for International Trade: Legal Costs"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"}
], "uin" : "31728"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486913", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486913/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "The department only holds data on the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, the Planning Inspectorate and Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. The below is spend on litigation, employment and commercial cases managed for the department by the Government Legal Department (GLD).<\/p> Sum of Total invoiced (INC VAT)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Year billed<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Trimmed Client code<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Client description<\/strong><\/p><\/td>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td>2022 (to 30<\/strong> th<\/sup> June)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>MHCLG/DLUHC<\/strong><\/p><\/td>MHCLG & DLUHC<\/p><\/td> | £1,334,235<\/p><\/td> | £1,584,449<\/p><\/td> | £1,124,398<\/p><\/td> | £4,043,081<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | PINS<\/strong><\/p><\/td>PLANNING INSPECTORATE<\/p><\/td> | £1,583,987<\/p><\/td> | £1,538,819<\/p><\/td> | £700,167<\/p><\/td> | £3,822,973<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | QECC<\/strong><\/p><\/td>THE Q.E.II CONFERENCE CENTRE<\/p><\/td> | £4,868<\/p><\/td> | £1,439<\/p><\/td> | £1,572<\/p><\/td> | £7,878<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> - Data is from 1/1/2020 to 30/6/2022 inclusive<\/li>
- Data extracted from GLD\u2019s electronic systems as at 8/7/2022<\/li>
- Data is shown inclusive of VAT<\/li>
- Data provided is based upon calendar year<\/li><\/ul>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4635", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Eddie Hughes"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Walsall North"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Eddie Hughes"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-07-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-07-15T12:45:24.87Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "211"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Levelling Up, Housing and Communities"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2022-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Legal Costs"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"}
], "uin" : "31729"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486914", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486914/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
DfT and it\u2019s Executive Agencies have spent the below amounts on Litigation Costs in the last 3 calendar years. The 2022 figure covers up until 8th<\/sup> July 2022.<\/p>Calendar years<\/strong><\/p><\/td>£<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>2020<\/p><\/td> | £5.1m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2021<\/p><\/td> | £3.8m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2022 (up until 8th July)<\/em><\/p><\/td>£1.9m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4593", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Trudy Harrison"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Copeland"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Trudy Harrison"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-07-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-07-13T09:51:51.49Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2022-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Transport: Legal Costs"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"}
], "uin" : "31730"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486915", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486915/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We have taken \u201clegal dispute\u201d to mean a case where DWP has instructed the litigation team at the Government Legal Department (GLD) to act on its behalf and \u201cassociated agencies\u201d to include the arms\u2019 length bodies (ALBs) and agencies included in this list: Departments, agencies and public bodies - GOV.UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> On this basis, the figures that we have been supplied by GLD litigation are calculated from 1st January each year are and are up to 30th June 2022:<\/p> <\/p> 2020 £6,271,760<\/p> <\/p> 2021 £6,566,573<\/p> <\/p> 2022 £3,262,113<\/p> <\/p> These figures are inclusive of;<\/p> <\/p> | | | |
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