§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will list for each financial year since April 2000 the savings accruing from the abolition of the issuing of legal aid certificates for cases involving personal injury or disease. [44993]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonWe estimate the net savings to legal aid in 2000–01 were £32 million. Figures for 2001–02 are not yet available. Expenditure on personal injury cases fell substantially in the years prior to 2000–01, following the introduction of conditional fees.