§ Mr. Malinsasked the Attorney-General what was the average time between receipt of application for civil legal aid and determination thereof in England and Wales in each year from 1979–80 to 1984–85.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe average time taken to issue legal aid certificates was as follows:
£ million 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Expenditure 85.9 97.0 108.3 121.1 136.1 Receipts 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 Percentage recovered 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.4