Legal Aid

House of Lords written question – answered at on 17 June 2009.

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Photo of Lord Laird Lord Laird Crossbench

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding was provided as legal aid in Northern Ireland in each of the past 10 years.

Photo of Lord Bach Lord Bach Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

The funding provided to the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission for legal aid in Northern Ireland in each of the past 10 years is as follows;

Financial Year Legal Aid Fund £m
99-00 34.5
00-01 37.5
01-02 41.5
02-03 45.0
03-04 49.9
04-05 58.6
05-06 57.2
06-07 68.5
07-08 73.7
08-09 80.0

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