§ 34. Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what recent representations he has received about the cost of legal aid.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor and I receive a good deal of correspondence about a number of aspects of the legal aid scheme, of which cost is one.
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§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what percentage of people who were successful in obtaining legal aid certificates for civil cases during the year ended March 1992 had to pay an amount towards the cost involved; and what was the average cost per person.
Mr. John M. TaylorFor the year ended March 1992 16.1 per cent. of people granted legal aid certificates in civil cases were assessed as having to pay a contribution towards the cost. The average contribution received from each assisted person was just under £340.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will give the number of people who were(a) granted and (b) refused legal aid in civil cases for the year ended March 1992.
Mr. John M. TaylorFor the year ended March 1992, 339,306 people were granted, and 100,030 were refused, legal aid certificates in civil cases.