§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Attorney-General what estimate of eligibility on income grounds, by reference to a percentage of households and population, is made in relation to green form legal advice for 1979, 1989 and 1990 using the same methodology as adopted to produce the estimates for civil legal aid set out in table 3 of annex A to the consultation paper on eligibility for legal aid published in June 1991 by the Lord Chancellor's Department.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo estimates have been made of eligibility for green form legal advice and assistance. Eligibility for legal advice and assistance will be considered at a later stage of the Lord Chancellor's review of financial conditions for legal aid.
§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Attorney-General what is the current timetable for the review of legal aid announced by the Lord Chancellor on 13 November 1989; by what date under this timetable the review team intends to respond to submissions to its consultation on civil legal aid eligibility released in November 1991; what further consultations on what subjects are planned by the review team; and by what date the review team currently intends to complete its tasks.
§ The Attorney-GeneralResponses to the consultation paper on non-matrimonial civil legal aid are now being320W considered and proposals will be issued in the first half of 1992. It is expected that a consultation paper on the financial conditions for legal aid in criminal proceedings will be published in the summer of 1992 and that the review team will then begin work on legal aid for matrimonial and family matters and legal advice and assistance with the aim of completing its work in 1993.