§ Mr. GarnierTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the court centres to which(a) he and (b) the Lord Chancellor have paid official visits since 1 May 1997, and the date of each such visit. [41714]
Total legal aid budget (£ million) Personal injury cases (£ million) % of total Contractual disputes (£ million) % of total Judicial review cases (£ million) % of total Criminal cases1 (£ million) % of total Family law cases2 (£ million) % of total 1992–93 646.9 85.1 13.16 29.1 4.49 5.0 0.78 283.9 44 272.4 42.10 1993–94 813.9 121.2 14.89 40.2 4.94 6.7 0.82 321.6 40 332.0 40.79 1994–95 922.5 151.5 16.42 44.1 4.78 7.9 0.86 362.1 39 351.2 38.06 1995–96 1,071.5 189.4 17.67 56.0 5.23 10.1 0.94 384.3 36 373.5 34.86 1996–97 1,178.0 219.8 18.66 60.3 5.12 10.5 0.90 411.1 35 392.5 33.32 1 The category Criminal cases includes details of criminal higher, criminal magistrates, duty solicitors and green form scheme 2 The category family law cases includes divorce, divorce injunction, ancillary relief, residence and contract, nullity, domestic violence, Child Support Act 1995 and the Children Act 1989. Note:
These figures are based on cases closed within each year.
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§ Mr. HoonSince 1 May 1997, the following visits to court centres have been undertaken by the Lord Chancellor and by me.
Date Court centres Lord Chancellor 27 June 1997 Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast 30 July 1997 Central Criminal Court, London 7 November 1997 Chippenham Magistrates' Court 6 February 1998 Luton Crown Court Luton County Court 20 February 1998 Londonderry Court 3 April 1998 Royal Courts of Justice, London 24 April 1998 Birmingham Combined Court Centre 15 May 1998 Manchester Crown Court Manchester County Court Mr. Geoff Hoon MP 18 July 1997 Nottingham Magistrates' Court Ilkeston Magistrates' Court 24 July 1997 Royal Courts of Justice, London 25 July 1997 Stockport Magistrates' Court 10 September 1997 Coventry Combined Court Centre Stoke-on-Trent Magistrates' Court 24 September 1997 Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court Durham County Court Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Magistrates' Court 25 September 1997 Liverpool Combined Court Centre 6 October 1997 Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast Craigavon Combined Court Belfast Crown Court 2 December 1997 Central London County Court 11 December 1997 Snaresbrook Crown Court 9 January 1997 Stoke-on-Trent Magistrates' Court 26 January 1998 Uxbridge Magistrates' Court 13 March 1998 Cheltenham Magistrates' Court Gloucester Magistrates' Court 22 April 1998 Central London County Court 1 May 1998 Nottingham County Court