HC Deb 05 February 2002 vol 379 cc901-2W
Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the budget for the Legal Services Commission in the current financial year is; and what is her forecast for each of the next two years. [32045]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Legal Service's Commission's budget in the current financial year is £70.350 million, which is the baseline being rolled over into the next two years of the SR 2000 Spending Review period. The requirement for 2003–04 onwards will be under consideration in the SR 2002 Spending Review.