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Written question asked by Lord Beecham (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord McNally (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 13 December 2010.


Legal Aid

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their latest estimates of the number of people receiving legal aid and advice in each of the categories for which the legal aid White Paper proposes to withdraw legal aid or advice.
Answer

An impact assessment was published with the consultation paper Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales which provides that the proposals on the scope changes to civil and family legal aid might affect between 460,000 and 512,000 people. The full impact assessment is available at the Ministry of Justice website at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/legal-aid-reform-151110.htm.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4768; 723 c128WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Legal aid scheme
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk