HC Deb 22 October 1990 vol 178 c11W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement about the amount of legal aid paid in respect of divorce cases during each of the past three years.

The Attorney-General

The gross amount of legal aid paid in respect of divorce and related matters during each of the past three years is as follows:

£'000
1987–88 90,050
1988–89 108,366
1989–90 110,564

Those figures do not include Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act and Married Women's Property Act cases.