§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was total expenditure on legal aid in relation to personal injury actions for the three most recent years for which figures are available;398W and how much in each year can be attributed to (a) medical negligence cases and (b) other cases, indicating each type of case. [21695]
§ Mr. HoonNet expenditure from the legal aid fund in respect of personal injury litigation in cases closed in the last three years, by category of case, was as follows:
£ million 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Medical negligence 23.9 26.9 27.2 Accidents at work 8.1 10.7 13.7 Running down 4.2 5.2 5.8 Other personal injury 8.2 12.4 15.1 Total personal injury 44.4 52.2 61.8