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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...