House of Lords written question – answered on 19 December 2011.
Lord Ashcroft
Conservative
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they estimated the inquiry by the Committee on Standards in Public Life into party political finance would cost; what the final cost of the inquiry was; and how they would assess what represents value for money in the case of such inquiries.
Lord McNally
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords
The total cost of the inquiry, including staff and Committee time during the period July 2010 to November 2011 and the publication of the report, was £445,000.
On value for money, I refer the noble Lord to my answer of
Yes1 person thinks so
No1 person thinks not
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