§ Mr. ViggersTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the cost was of the publication by the Legal Services Commission of a document listing lawyers in the Welsh language; and for what reason it was circulated to every hon. Member. [144845]
§ Mr. LockThe cost of the translation, print and distribution of approximately 2,100 copies of the Welsh version of the Community Legal Service Directory was £33,700.
76WThis document was circulated to organisations including advice agencies, solicitors, libraries, courts, hon. Members and other information points to ensure that Welsh speakers accessing service have the opportunity of obtaining information in Welsh.
This document was only circulated to hon. Members representing Welsh constituencies but a keyboard error resulted in the hon. Member for Gosport receiving a Welsh directory instead of one for the Southern region. The Legal Services Commission has assured me that this error will not occur again.