§ Mr. Douglasasked the Attorney-General when the regulations with regard to the admission of persons to sue as poor persons were last revised; and whether it is intended to amend them so as to take account of the present higher cost of living.
The Attorney-GeneralThe last substantial revision of the Poor Persons Rules was made in June, 1942, in connection with the Services Legal Aid Scheme which was then being inaugurated. The Rules have since been amended in minor particulars. The question whether the Rules now require amendment in the sense suggested by my hon. Friend is among the matters at present under consideration by the Committee sitting under the Chairmanship of Lord Rushcliffe.