To ask the Attorney-General (1) what is his estimate of the cost implications of the new Courts and Legal Services Bill, as outlined in the Gracious Speech;(2) if he has costed the implications of his new Bill on legal services, as announced in the Gracious Speech.

The costs of all provisions in the Courts and Legal Services Bill, introduced yesterday, are estimated at £5·1 million in the first full year. Some £2·1 million of this relates to the provisions on legal services.

To ask the Attorney-General when he intends to publish the Courts and Legal Services Bill.

It has been published today.