Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Legal Costs
Commons · Question 23916 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2635 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, if she will provide a breakdown of the £
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 14 Feb 2025
The £5 million was a contingency in case an organisation or group named as “extremist” brought a successful defamation claim, obtaining damages and costs against the department. It was an overall figure so no further breakdown is available. As the departm...