Jane Ellison corrected a written answer on Department of Health: Legal Costs

14 October 2015 · Commons written answer · Department of Health

David Mowat (Conservative, Warrington South) asked written question 901477 on 17 September 2015. Jane Ellison answered on 13 October 2015 for the Department of Health, and Jane Ellison corrected the answer on 14 October 2015. The correction replaced 3 figures (£128,642k, £189,801k, £61,159k) with 3 figures (£128,642 million, £189,801 million, £61.159 million). Altogether 9 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of his Department's budget is spent on legal fees and damages.

Original and corrected answer

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The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is captured in the Annual Report and Accounts for 2014-15. The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is separately identified under Legal Fees in Other Administration Costs, ~~£61,159k~~ and Programme Costs ~~£128,642k,~~ totalling ~~£189,801k.~~ The majority of the Core Department’s spend on legal fees is captured as part of ‘Other’ spend under ‘Other Administration Costs’, ‘Programme Costs’ and in “Consultancy services”. The Annual Report and Accounts is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015 It is intended that from the 2015-16 financial year, spend on legal fees for the core Department will be discussed separately in the accounts.	The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is captured in the Annual Report and Accounts for 2014-15. The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is separately identified under Legal Fees in Other Administration Costs, £61.159 million and Programme Costs £128,642 million totalling £189,801 million. The majority of the Core Department’s spend on legal fees is captured as part of ‘Other’ spend under ‘Other Administration Costs’, ‘Programme Costs’ and in “Consultancy services”. The Annual Report and Accounts is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015 It is intended that from the 2015-16 financial year, spend on legal fees for the core Department will be discussed separately in the accounts.

Original

Corrected

The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is captured in the Annual Report and Accounts for 2014-15. The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is separately identified under Legal Fees in Other Administration Costs, ~~£61,159k~~ and Programme Costs ~~£128,642k,~~ totalling ~~£189,801k.~~
The majority of the Core Department’s spend on legal fees is captured as part of ‘Other’ spend under ‘Other Administration Costs’, ‘Programme Costs’ and in “Consultancy services”. The Annual Report and Accounts is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015
It is intended that from the 2015-16 financial year, spend on legal fees for the core Department will be discussed separately in the accounts.

The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is captured in the Annual Report and Accounts for 2014-15. The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is separately identified under Legal Fees in Other Administration Costs, £61.159 million and Programme Costs £128,642 million totalling £189,801 million.
The majority of the Core Department’s spend on legal fees is captured as part of ‘Other’ spend under ‘Other Administration Costs’, ‘Programme Costs’ and in “Consultancy services”. The Annual Report and Accounts is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015
It is intended that from the 2015-16 financial year, spend on legal fees for the core Department will be discussed separately in the accounts.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

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