§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will give for each year since 1979–80 and by each legal aid group or area the total number of legal aid certificates for civil claims involving(a) personal injury claims and (b) mucous membrane disease. [28927]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe total number of certificates issued in respect of personal injury claims in each year since 1990–91, the first year for which these figures are available, is as follows:
- 1990–91: 61,351
- 1991–92: 82,102
- 1992–93: 92,071
- 1993–94: 81,550
- 1994–95: 87,809
It is not possible to break these figures down by legal aid area, nor is it possible to identify separately certificates issued in respect of mucous membrane disease.
§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will give for each year since 1979–80 and by each legal aid group or area the total number of appeals against the withdrawal of legal aid certificates for civil claims involving(a) personal injury claims and (b) mucous membrane disease. [28928]
Mr. TaylorThe information requested is not available.
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§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the average cost of civil legal aid excluding matrimonial and family proceedings for personal injury claims and mucous membrane disease for each legal aid group or area. [28929]
Mr. TaylorThe average cost of civil legal aid bills in personal injury cases in 1994–95 by legal aid board area was:
£ London 4,724.68 South Eastern 3,721.27 Southern 3,923.94 South Western 3,510.97 South Wales 1,971.24 West Midland 2,203.33 East Midland 2,660.46 Eastern 3,441.09 Northern 1,695.75 North Eastern 2,584.09 North Western 2,609.15 Chester and North Wales 2,473.23 Merseyside 1,744.52 All offices 2,712.71 The information requested in respect of mucous membrane disease is not separately identifiable on the legal aid board's computer systems and, therefore, it is not possible to provide separate figures for that category of case.