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<p>The Cabinet Office, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have incurred
nil expenditure on infraction proceedings before the European Court of Justice.</p><p>Figures
held centrally by the Cabinet Office are set out below, which show costs incurred
by other government departments in engaging counsel as a result of infraction proceedings
issued against the UK before the Court.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>2016/2017
(year to date)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIS</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCLG</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCMS</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECC</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFRA</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£1,740.00</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£8,791.61</p></td><td><p>£966.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>£780.00</p></td><td><p>3,630.00</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFID</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>NIl</p></td><td><p>NIl</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMT
(HMRC)</p></td><td><p>£687.50</p></td><td><p>£3,797.50</p></td><td><p>£16,610.67</p></td><td><p>£24,004.95</p></td><td><p>£6,749.99</p></td><td><p>£9,834.99</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MoD</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£2,520.00</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NIO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WO</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>*The above represents all data held. We do not hold financial records on these
matters before FY 2010/2011.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has never been fined by the European
Court of Justice as a result of infraction proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for departments
include costs incurred by non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which they
are the lead department. While some departments will have incurred ad hoc costs in
the pre-litigation stage of infraction proceedings, and costs associated with the
attendance of government officials at infraction hearings, the cost of identifying
that data would be disproportionate.</p><p> </p><p>Departments do not quantify the
cost of time spent by government officials throughout the infractions process.</p>
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