Faint o arian cyhoeddus sydd wedi'i wario hyd yma gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn cael cyngor cyfreithiol a/neu gymorth arbenigol i'r Prif Weinidog a'r cyn-Weinidog Iechyd, Vaughan Gething, mewn perthynas ag ymchwiliad cyhoeddus COVID-19?
Since the announcement of the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry in summer 2021, the Welsh Government has been working with witnesses to provide statements and evidence to the inquiry. Witnesses are supported by a combination of Welsh Government staff and lawyers and external legal advice. It is not possible to disaggregate costs per witness.
The cost of obtaining external legal advice for all Welsh Government witnesses are set out below:
External Counsel costs 2021-22: £26,581
External Counsel costs 2022-23: £947,685
External Counsel costs 2023-24: £85,658 (as at 31 May)