§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to(a) make redundant and (b) seek voluntary redundancies from the staff of his Department in the next financial year; and how many and what grade of (i) civil servants and (ii) qualified lawyers he estimates will be affected.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor's Department has no plans to make members of staff redundant or to seek voluntary redundancies from the staff during the next financial year.
§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his answer of 7 March,Official Report, column 73, what percentage of the total number of staff employed, and how many qualified lawyers, are affected by the requests for voluntary redundancies by the Legal Aid Board.
Mr. John M. TaylorVoluntary redundancy has been sought from approximately 9 per cent. of the staff employed by the Legal Aid Board. The board is seeking the voluntary redundancy of 11 qualified lawyers.