AQW 2362/16-21

Ms Clare Bailey
Green Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 05/09/2016
Answered On Date: 08/09/2016
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister of Justice what is the cost to date to her Department of the legal proceedings in the (i) High Court; and (ii) Court of Appeal as a result of the case brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in the matter of the law on termination of pregnancy in Northern Ireland.

Answer:

To date, legal fees of £37,170 have been charged to the Department in respect of the High Court proceedings and £38,556 for the Appeal Court. The Northern Ireland Courts & Tribunals Service estimates that the proceedings have cost approximately £24,551 in staff and judicial salaries and a further £1940 for facilities.