HC Deb 12 March 1997 vol 292 cc216-7W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) how many solicitors now have rights of audience in the higher courts; [18903]

(2) how many solicitors have applied for rights of audience in the higher courts since the coming into force of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. [18913]

Mr. Streeter

I am informed by the Law Society that, out of a total of 803 solicitors who have so far applied, 438 have been awarded higher courts qualifications and 239 are in the process of having their applications determined.