§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was(a) the total revenue raised by his Department through fees for civil work in each of the last two years and (b) the total expenditure of the court services for civil work in each of the last two years. [36437]
§ Mr. Hoon(a) The total revenue raised through fees for csivil work in 1996–97 was £264.4m and in 1997–98 was £323.lm. This includes forecast revenue for March 1998, (b) the total expenditure of the Court Service for civil work in 1996–97 was £321m and in 1997–98 was £3 27m. This also includes forecast expenditure for March 98.
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was(a) the target percentage of the costs of civil courts to be recovered through fees and (b) the actual percentage of the costs of the civil courts recovered through fees in each of the last two years. [36438]
§ Mr. Hoon(a) The amount planned to be recovered through fees for 1996–97 was £260m (81 per cent. of the total cost) and for 1997–98 was £314m (96 per cent.); (b) the actual percentage of the costs recovered through fees in 1996–97 was 82 per cent. and in 1997–98 was 99 per cent. This includes forecast data for March 1998.