Written question WQ82502
- Asked by
- Laura Anne JonesConservative
- To be answered by
- Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
What estimate has the Welsh Government been given on the costs of its legal challenge to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020?
Answer
Answered by Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
The Welsh Government has paid a total of £87,458 to counsel instructed to advise and represent the Counsel General for Wales. This figure is up to the point of the Divisional Court Judgment in the legal challenge to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020. In addition, court fees of £682 have been incurred. An appeal of the Judgment has been submitted but not yet decided. As a result, the costs figures provided are not final.