§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the expenditure of his Department in Wales in the most recent available year.
Mr. John M. TaylorExpenditure by the higher courts and central Government grants to local authorities in support of magistrates courts in Wales in 1993–94 was £39.7 million. This figure included preparatory work on the parking enforcement centre, which is attached to Cardiff county court and was completed in 1993–94.
In addition, £4.9 million of legal aid payments were made through the Crown court in Wales. Expenditure from the legal aid fund cannot be identified separately for Wales because the Legal Aid Board's area offices administer applications and bills from parts of both England and Wales.