§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Attorney-General for the last five years for which figures arc available what has been the cost of legal aid for criminal cases in the Crown court(a) in total, (b) paid to solicitors and (c) paid to counsel.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information requested is as follows:
£ million Amounts paid to solicitors Amounts paid to counsel Total paid 1985–86 36.360 38.932 75.292 1986–87 42.601 49.226 91.827 1987–88 47.591 52.494 100.086 1988–89 52.591 66.706 119.297 1989–90 159.193 75.762 134.956 1 Provisional figures.