§ 60. Mr. Elwyn Jonesasked the Attorney-General how many applications for legal aid in 1956 were rejected on financial grounds; and what were the comparable figures for 1955.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn the year ended March, 1957, 5,254 of the 37,412 applications made were rejected on financial grounds. The figures for the year ended March, 1956, are 4,039 out of 34,967.
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§ 61. Mr. Elwyn Jonesasked the Attorney-General whether, in view of the fact that the operation of such parts of the Legal Aid and Advice Act as are in force is hampered by the absence of a comprehensive system for legal advice and also by the absence of facilities for legal aid in the magistrates' courts, Her Majesty's Government will take steps to remedy these defects.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI am not in a position to make a statement about any extension of the Legal Aid and Advice Act, 1949, for these purposes.