HC Deb 08 December 1994 vol 251 c302W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what percentage of people of the United Kingdom were eligible for free legal aid in each year from 1990 to 1993; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The Lord Chancellor's Department estimates the percentage of households qualifying for civil legal aid without a contribution as follows:

  • 1990: —29 per cent.
  • 1991: —25 per cent.
  • 1992: —27 per cent.
  • 1993: —21 per cent.

The figures are based on the family expenditure survey reports for the years in question.

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