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Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what assessment he has made of the reasons for the growth in both branches of the legal profession since 1970; and what assessment he has made of their optimum size. [37950]
Mr. Streeter
None. The legal profession is independent of Government and self-regulating. Its size is determined by the demand for legal services.