Legal Aid (Hansard, 17 June 1994)

§ Mr. Vaz
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department for how many solicitors' offices pre-contract audit for legal aid franchise has been completed; and how many of these solicitors' offices had passed their pre-contract audit, as of 13 May.

Mr. John M. Taylor
By 13 May, 312 pre-contract audits had been carried out. Of the 111 which have been determined, 99 had passed their pre-contract audit.

§ Mr. Vaz
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many solicitors had submitted and not withdrawn applications for legal aid franchises in each of the legal aid areas as of 13 May.

Mr. John M. Taylor
As of 13 May, 1,426 solicitors' offices had submitted and not withdrawn applications for legal aid franchises. The breakdown is as follows:

Number

London 164

Brighton 105

Reading 182

Bristol 163

Cardiff 62

Birmingham 82

Manchester 96

Newcastle 57

Leeds 100

Nottingham 111

Cambridge 153

Chester 72

Liverpool 79

	Number
London	164
Brighton	105
Reading	182
Bristol	163
Cardiff	62
Birmingham	82
Manchester	96
Newcastle	57
Leeds	100
Nottingham	111
Cambridge	153
Chester	72
Liverpool	79