§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Attorney-General what was the number of successful applicants for civil legal aid and total spending on civil legal aid for each year since 1979.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of individuals obtaining civil legal aid and total spending are detailed in tables published in legal aid annual reports (to 1988–89) and the Legal Aid Board annual report for 1989–90, copies of which are held in the library. The number of successful applicants for civil (non-matrimonial) legal aid for the year 1990–91 was 159,729. Total spending on civil (non-matrimonial) legal aid for this period was £191,157,000.