§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Attorney-General how many persons were granted legal aid in England in each of the last five years.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralInformation about the number of persons granted legal aid is not available. A person may apply for and be granted legal aid at more than one stage of the proceedings.
The numbers of civil legal aid certificates issued in England and Wales for each of the last five financial years were:
1971–72 … … 202,210 1972–73 … … 183,972 1973–74 … … 177,451 1974–75 … … 196,580 1975–76 … … 203,908 The numbers of applications for criminal legal aid granted in England and Wales for each of the last five calendar years were:
1971 … … … 186,996 1972 … … … 217,013 1973 … … … 244,332 1974 … … … 292,988 1975 … … … 336,368