§ 39. Mr. FraserTo ask the Attorney-General what percentage of adults are now estimated to be eligible for civil legal aid; and what was the comparative figure in 1979.
§ The Attorney-GeneralEligibility for legal aid is determined by a great number of factors. Among them is the fact that a large proportion of civil legal aid is for matrimonial proceedings where it is not easy to estimate who might be eligible as proceedings only arise where there has been a breakdown of an existing household. Officials have been considering how it might be possible to make more reliable estimates of current eligibility for civil legal aid. Their work is not yet complete.