HC Deb 24 May 1971 vol 818 c37W
82. Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what percentage of cases which came before magistrates' courts in the City of Leicester was legal aid applied for; and in what percentage of such cases was legal aid granted.

Mr. Carlisle

In 1969, the latest year for which statistics are available, the percentages in respect of legal aid in criminal proceedings were 13.4 and 94.4 respectively.