HC Deb 17 June 1994 vol 244 c666W
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To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many solicitors had submitted and not withdrawn applications for legal aid franchises in each of the legal aid areas as of 13 May.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As of 13 May, 1,426 solicitors' offices had submitted and not withdrawn applications for legal aid franchises.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

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