§ 36. Mr. John Wellsasked the Minister without Portfolio if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the total expenditure on legal aid in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of it was devoted to divorce.
§ Sir Eric FletcherFollowing is a table showing the expenditure in the form asked for:
Year Total Expenditure Percentage Expended on Divorce £000 % 1954–55 … 1,275 77 1955–56 … 1,375 76 1956–57 … 1,395 71 1957–58 … 1,350 80 1958–59 … 1,320 76 1959–60 … 1,350 78 1960–61 … 1,800 76 1961–62 … 2,575 71 1962–63 … 3,594 63 1963–64 … 4,715 63 £20,749