§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportions of the total of £1,392,658 outlayed from the Legal Aid (Scotland) Fund in respect of matrimonial actions for the year to 31st March 1975, were for solicitor's charges, counsels' fees and outlays.
§ Mr. William RossPrecise figures of the kind requested are not readily available. It is, however, reasonable to assume that the percentages of the total legal aid expenditure in matrimonial cases attributable to solicitors' fees, counsel's fees and outlays do not differ greatly from the percentages of all civil court cases which for the year ending 31st March 1975, were respectively 65.37 per cent., 10.22 per cent. and 24.41 per cent.