§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many legal aid applications have been(a) granted and (b) refused in each year since 1992. [32578]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe number of legal aid applications granted and refused was as follows:
Granted Refused Civil legal aid applications>1 1991–92 382,642 101,715 1992–93 431,072 125,869 1993–94 379,908 125,961 1994–95 400,813 123,126 1995–96 387,614 125,103 1996–97 334,469 133,975 1997–98 277,847 156,289 1998–99 315,084 97,870 1999–2000 277,336 65,477 2000–01 174,017 52,087 Criminal applications2 19923 144,938 7,638 19933 140,148 6,691 19943 150,784 6,343 19953 158,190 6,606 19963 150,863 7,502 1997 543,549 49,013 1998 506,124 42,903 1999 596,861 45,339 2000 585,704 31,608 1Financial year 2Calendar year 3Excludes applications granted or refused in the magistrates courts as these figures are not available prior to 1997.