§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate has been made of the cost to the Benefits Agency arising from the implementation of paragraph I I of the recent legal aid circular to justices' clerks.
§ Mr. BurtI understand from Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency, that he is not yet in a position to provide an estimate. The matter is being discussed with the Lord Chancellor's Department.