Public Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 1 May 2008, Official Report, columns 625-6W, on public inquiries, what the cost of (a) the Saville Inquiry, (b) each of the other ongoing public inquiries in Northern Ireland and (c) the Historic Enquiries Team investigations was in each of the last six months for which figures are available. (205424)

The costs for the last six months for which figures are available for each public inquiry under way in Northern Ireland are shown in the following tables.

*The Robert Hamill inquiry*
	£
2007-08	Spend
October	237,869
November	339,931
December	260,159
January	330,257
February	362,068
March	1,175,066

Total	2,705,350

*The Rosemary Nelson inquiry*
	£
2007-08	Spend
October	1,103,919
November	1,244,301
December	65,047
January	1,139,430
February	805,001
March	1,340,937

Total	5,698,636

*The Billy Wright inquiry*
	£
2007-08	Spend
October	-385,450
November	750,679
December	566,304
January	491,246
February	777,436
March	1,710,872

Total	3,911,088

These figures remain provisional until the 2007-08 financial year accounts are completed.

*The Bloody Sunday inquiry*
	£
2007-08	Actuals cash
October	234,884
November	462,529
December	239,949
January	453,054
February	599,295
March	365,839

Total	2,355,549

The Bloody Sunday Inquiry figures are cash spend.

*The Historical Enquiries Team*
£
2007-08	PSNI HET Spend	FSNI HET Spend	OPONI HET Spend	Total
October	489,000	28,669	63,000	580,669
November	476,000	102,932	69,000	647,932
December	388,000	13,912	74,000	475,912
January	686,000	22,000	56,000	764,000
February	919,000	32,066	62,000	1,013,066
March	228,000	30,588	66,000	324,588

Total	3,186,000	230,167	390,000	3,806,167

Volume 476: debated on Wednesday 21 May 2008