Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 23916

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Legal Costs

Tabled: 14 January 2025

Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

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

Alex Norris

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...

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