§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the percentage of the population of England and Wales eligible for green form advice and assistance(a) with no contribution and (b) with a contribution, in each of the last 10 years. [58322]
§ Mr. HoonWe do not collect information on eligibility for non-contributory legal advice and assistance under the green form scheme. Contributory green form advice and assistance was abolished on 12 April 1993.
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the percentage of the population of England and Wales eligible for(a) criminal legal aid and (b) civil legal aid (i) with no contribution and (ii) with a contribution, in each of the last 10 years. [58321]
§ Mr. HoonThere is no upper financial limit for criminal legal aid so the question of an eligible population does not arise.
For civil legal aid, the percentage of households in England and Wales eligible in each year for 1992/93, being the earliest year for which figures are readily available, was as follows:
Percentage Year Non contributory Contributory 1992–93 29 24 1993–94 23 25 1994–95 24 26 1995–96 24 26 1996–97 23 25 1997–98 23 25
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the percentage of people in receipt of(a) family credit and (b) housing benefit, entitled to civil legal aid (i) with no contribution and (ii) with a contribution, in each of the last 10 years. [58323]