Legal Aid Payments (Hansard, 14 March 1991)

§ Mr. Trimble
To ask the Attorney-General whether he will list the total payments from legal aid funds and the payments per head of the population in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Northern Ireland over the last five years.

§ The Attorney-General
The table sets out the total payments from legal aid funds and the payments per head of the population for England and Wales and for Northern Ireland. It is not possible to break down the information between England and Wales. These figures do not include administration costs.

England and Wales Northern Ireland

Year Total payment Per head Total payment Per head

£ thousands £ £ thousands £

1985–86 466,081 9.34 11,300 7.25

1986–87 499,381 9.97 12,200 7.79

1987–88 544,006 10.83 14,000 8.89

1988–89 618,270 12.27 18,200 11.53

1989–90 726,678 14.37 17,300 10.93

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§ The Attorney-General
In 1990 Lambeth county court made 505 mortgage possession orders and Wandsworth county court made 497.

	England and Wales	Northern Ireland
Year	Total payment	Per head	Total payment	Per head
	£ thousands	£	£ thousands	£
1985–86	466,081	9.34	11,300	7.25
1986–87	499,381	9.97	12,200	7.79
1987–88	544,006	10.83	14,000	8.89
1988–89	618,270	12.27	18,200	11.53
1989–90	726,678	14.37	17,300	10.93