Defence written question – answered at on 21 March 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to the public purse has been of legal action relating to war pensions for nuclear test veterans.
In the current group of ongoing nuclear test veterans war pensions appeals the Ministry of Defence has to date been notified of bills as follows:
£ | |
Solicitors | 153,273 |
Barristers | 167,188 |
Experts | 34,987 |
Other costs | 96,511 |
Total | 451,959 |
These figures exclude VAT and do not include the cost of any associated MOD resourcing or obtaining security clearances for individuals involved in the cases.
The Treasury Solicitor's Department, for reasons of Government accounting, charges for its services on a cost recovery basis.
We are awaiting a hearing date to be confirmed for these appeals. We remain keen to work with the tribunal and appellants with a view to ensuring that costs relating to all war pensions appeals are proportionate and kept to a minimum.
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