HC Deb 06 November 1972 vol 845 cc620-1
33. Mr. John Fraser

asked the Attorney-General when he will announce new capital limits for the Legal Aid Scheme.

The Attorney-General

Regulations will be laid shortly increasing the capital limits of the Legal Aid Scheme from £125 to £250 and from £500 to £1,200.

Mr. Fraser

How soon is "shortly"?

The Attorney-General

Very shortly.

34. Mr. John Fraser

asked the Attorney-General when the £25 scheme under the Legal Advice and Assistance Act, 1972, will be implemented.

The Attorney-General

It is hoped to bring Parts I and III of the Legal Advice and Assistance Act, 1972, into operation on 2nd April, 1973.

Mr. Fraser

When will Part II of the Act, providing for a panel of solicitors to be paid for by the Law Society, be implemented, as we often thought that it should run together with the £25 scheme?

The Attorney-General

I appreciate that that was the view expressed during the passage of the legislation, but it was then announced that the Government did not intend to bring Part II into force until we had had experience of the effects of Part I.

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