HC Deb 23 June 1998 vol 314 c461W
37. Mr. Winnick

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on the level of legal aid fees paid to senior Queen's Counsels. [45608]

Mr. Hoon

Criminal higher expenditure on QCs rose by 167 per cent. between 1991/92 and 1994/95, from £15m to around £40m. In the last three years total expenditure under this head has remained more or less at that level in real terms. Figures for civil legal aid are not available.