Lisa Nandy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on work by Ben Emmerson QC during the period that he served as the most senior lawyer for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse; and if she will publish a breakdown of those costs.
Sarah Newton
On 12 March 2015 the former Home Secretary established the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse under the Inquiries Act 2005. The Inquiry is independent of the Government and is responsible for the management of its own budget and the publication of its own financial reports.
