§ 37. Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on his Department's assessment of the operation of public defender services overseas. [12255]
§ Mr. StreeterOfficials from the Lord Chancellor's Department visited contracted and salaried services for criminal and civil legal aid in north America last year as part of a fact-finding exercise. No general assessment of public defender services overseas has, however, been made.