§ John MannTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment he has made of separating the legal aid budget into separate accounts for(a) civil, including family, (b) criminal and (c) asylum cases. [153354]
§ Mr. LammySeparate accounts are already prepared for civil including family, criminal, and asylum. Asylum legal aid forms part of a single fund covering the Home Office and Department for Constitutional Affairs asylum and immigration expenditure. Criminal and civil legal aid are contained within the DCA Departmental Expenditure Limit.
§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much was paid in salaries to those employed in dealing with or
Table 1: Family legal help provision in Wrexham 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Number of family legal help contracts 10 9 9 8 Number of family legal help matter starts awarded 1,131 1,276 1,326 1,084 Number of family legal help matters started 960 1,085 1,109 1— Cost of claims for family legal help work (£) 115,427 162,721 226,206 1— 1 Full year figures are not available.