The Secretary of State Was Asked – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 March 2017.
What proportion of legal aid is allocated to cases of foreign nationals convicted in the UK who are appealing against deportation.
It is not possible to isolate cases of that type using the data recorded by the Legal Aid Agency.
As the hon. Gentleman may know, the Legal Aid Agency does investigate cases that are brought to its attention, and there have been recent examples where contracts have been removed. It is also important to make the point that, even where there is the possibility of legal aid and representation for foreign national offenders, it is limited to cases involving the refugee convention or articles 2 or 3.