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Mrs. Winifred Ewing
asked the Attorney-General (1) what was the annual
| HIGHER COURTS | |||||||
| Year | Number of persons granted legal aid | Expenditure | Estimated average cost per person | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| 1968–69 | … | … | … | … | 42,836 | 3,063,748 | 71·52 |
| 1969–70 | … | … | … | … | 51,790 | 4,036,005 | 77·93 |
| 1970–71 | … | … | … | … | 61,930 | 5,353,699 | 86·45 |
| 1971–72 | … | … | … | … | 69,444 | 6,161,000 | 88·72 |
| 1972–73 | … | … | … | … | 70,696 | 8,160,274 | 115·43 |
| MAGISTRATES' COURTS | |||||||
| Year | Number of cases involving legal aid | Total Expenditure | Estimated average cost per case | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| 1968–69 | … | … | … | … | 51,574 | 1,205,058 | 23·36 |
| 1969–70 | … | … | … | … | 68,699 | 1,866,567 | 27·17 |
| 1970–71 | … | … | … | … | 88,320 | 2,749,220 | 31·13 |
| 1971–72 | … | … | … | … | 101,867 | 3,379,303 | 33·17 |
| 1972–73 | … | … | … | … | 117,436 | 4,363,701 | 37·16 |