Department of Health and Social Care: Legal Costs
Commons · Question 108638 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on legal costs in the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 5 Feb 2026
The following table shows the total legal fees for the core Department per the audited annual reports from 2020/21 to 2024/25, rounded to the nearest thousand:2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21£46,087£37,975£35,799£37,482£39,694 The legal fees for the de...