§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will give in each of the last five years the number of cases where the defence legal aid costs have exceeded £1 million. [16245]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe numbers of cases where the defence legal aid costs have exceeded £1 million, including VAT, in each of the last five years, in criminal proceedings, were as follows:
- 1989–90: 1
- 1990–91: —
- 1991–92: 1
- 1992–93: 3
- 1993–94: 14