§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what figures he has for the number of people receiving legal aid in 'Wales.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Legal Aid Board publishes statistics on the number of acts of assistance provided under the legal aid fund in its annual reports. The most recent figures appear on page 84 of the Legal Aid Board's annual report (1991/92). In criminal (Crown court) proceedings the number of defendants represented under the legal aid scheme is given each year in the Department's annual publication "Judicial Statistics". The most recent information is given in table 10.6 on page 95 of the 1991 edition. In neither instance is it possible to distinguish between assisted persons residing in Wales or England.
§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what information he maintains on the percentage of people receiving legal aid in Wales who went on to win their court case.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Legal Aid Board publishes figures on the results reported in legal aid cases in its annual reports. The most recent figures are on page 56 of the Legal Aid Board annual report (1991/92). These figures can be broken down by legal aid area office. Wales, however, is served by two legal aid area offices situated in Cardiff and Chester respectively. The Chester area office also serves parts of north west England and the west midlands and it is not possible to distinguish between assisted persons residing in Wales or England.