§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much the Government has paid to(a) profit-making and (b) not-for-profit legal advisers for legal aid cases in each year since 1997. [185035]
§ Mr. LammyPayments made in each year since 1997 to(a) profit-making and (b) not-for-profit legal suppliers for legal aid work were as follows:
£ million Payment to profit-making agencies1 Payments to not-for-profit-making agencies1 1997–98 1,948.6 12.9 1998–99 2,039.8 17.3 1999–2000 1,950.6 18.5 2000–01 2,035.4 29.2 2001–02 2,065.2 47.5 2002–03 2,189.0 56.9 2003–04 2,316.0 58.1 1 All payments are gross of contributions paid by funded clients and costs and damages paid by other parties.