HC Deb 25 April 2002 vol 384 c444W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the cost was of administering the Legal Services Commission in each year since 1997. [51501]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Legal Services Commission was created by the Access to Justice Act 1999 and came into existence on 1 April 2000. The Grant in Aid Costs for the Commission are as follows:

£ million
Grant in aid costs
2000–01 72.700
2001–02 70.350

The staff cost to the Lord Chancellor's Department of administering the Commission is not immediately available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.