§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Attorney-General when he is intending to publish the Advisory Committee Report on Legal Aid; and what further inquiries are currently being undertaken on the subject of legal aid.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Advisory Committee's 25th Annual Report [1974–75] was published on 15th October and my noble Friend is considering its recommendations. A study which he commissioned last year into the problems of the unmet need for legal services is now reaching completion. The financial conditions relating to the legal aid schemes are being studied by a working party, and another working party is reviewing in detail the whole of the legal aid legislation; its first report was published as an annex to the Advisory Committee's Annual Report.