§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Attorney-General whether he accepts the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor's Legal Aid Advisory Committee that legal aid should be extended to all statutory tribunals at present within the supervision of the Council on Tribunals; and, if so, when he proposes to take steps to implement the same.
§ The Attorney-GeneralMy noble Friend has considerable sympathy with the advisory committee's recommendation, and he supports in principle the extension of legal aid to these tribunals. However, he regrets that he cannot give priority to the provision of legal aid for tribunals, in view of the urgent need for improving legal services generally. The study he has commissioned into the problems of the un-met need for legal services is making good progress. My noble Friend will review the whole position when the report is available to him.