Question follow-through · 23916
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Legal Costs
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 £
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 14 Feb 2025 · 31 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2025
Question tabled
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 £
16 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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14 Feb 2025
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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