HC Deb 24 October 1975 vol 898 cc311-4W
Mr. Ashley

asked the Attorney-General what information he has as to the availability of solicitors in different areas who are willing and able to do work before

Mr. Ashley

asked the Attorney-General when he commissioned the study into the problems of the urgent need for legal aid; how it is organised; and when the results are expected.

The Attorney-General

My noble Friend announced on 30th July 1974 that he had commissioned a study which is being carried out by members of his office. He expects to receive the results in the near future.

Mr. Ashley

asked the Attorney-General if he will publish in the Official Report the basic income limit for legal aid for a man with a wife and two children for each of the past five years; and if he will express these as percentage terms of the supplementary benefit level for each of these years, and as a percentage of average earnings.

The Attorney-General

The information, in relation to the dates of increases in the income limits in the past five years, is as follows:

tribunals; and on what occasions, and by whom, have representations been made to him on this subject.

The Attorney-General

No such information is available at present. Early next year the Law Society will, with the encouragement of my noble Friend, be publishing a national referral list which will include information about solicitors who are prepared to give advice and assistance in relation to specified categories of tribunal work. This follows representations made by the Law Society, the National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux, the Legal Action Group and the Child Poverty Action Group.

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