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Lord Chancellors Dept

Answer

Mr. Garnier: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the (a) capital value of assets charged to the Legal Aid Board and (b) the interest which accrued in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [125359] Mr. Lock: The capital value of the charge placed on assets by the Legal Aid Board for the last 10 years is shown in the table and is taken from the Legal Aid Board's annual accounts for each of the past 10 years. Calculation of the interest accrued in each year can be provided only at disproportionate cost as only information on the amount accrued on charges still live at each year-end is readily available. £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Total value of principal Non-interest bearing Interest bearing Interest accrued as at quantified charges principle principle 31 March of date shown{ 1} 1990-91 68,019 60,340 7,679 824 1991-92 86,034 62,346 23,688 4,018 1992-93 107,261 63,583 43,678 7,573 1993-94 128,872 66,740 62,132 12,517 1994-95 146,846 67,964 78,882 17,587 1995-96 170,516 71,726 98,790 23,987 1996-97 185,906 72,238 113,668 30,623 1997-98 196,156 72,586 123,570 36,631 1998-99 206,792 74,776 132,016 41,261 1999-2000 209,824 78,258 131,566 43,878 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The figures shown in the above table cover live cases at each year end. No data is available on the make up of the movement from one year to the next in terms of new charges added and old ones redeemed.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

125359; 351 c611-2W

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Accountancy Assets Finance Legal aid scheme Legal Aid Board

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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