HC Deb 05 March 1951 vol 485 c24W
Lieut.-Colonel Lipton

asked the Attorney-General how many of the 25,246 applications received under the Legal Aid Scheme up to 31st January last, were in respect of divorce proceedings.

The Attorney-General

No information is available in respect of the types of proceedings for which applications for legal aid are made, but of the 8,018 certificates issued up to 31st January, 6,572, or 81.9 per cent., were in respect of matrimonial proceedings.