§ Keith VazTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the legal aid budget is in 2003–04 for immigration and asylum work. [130945]
§ Mr. LammyLegal aid expenditure for immigration and asylum forms part of a single asylum fund jointly owned by the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Home Office. Discussions about the level of funding in relation to the single asylum fond with HM Treasury are still taking place and it is therefore not possible to answer this question yet.
§ Keith VazTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the legal aid budget is for 2002–03; and what it was in 1991–92. [131738]
§ Mr. LammyThe legal aid budget for the financial year 2002–03 was £1,871 million; the budget for the financial year 1991–92 was £697 million.