Legal Aid

Mr. Swire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many legal aid lawyers dealing with immigration and asylum cases there were in (a) England, (b) Devon and (c) East Devon constituency in each of the last 10 years;

(2) how many legal aid lawyers dealing with (a) housing cases, (b) employment cases and (c) family cases there were in (i) England, (ii) Devon and (iii) East Devon in each of the last 10 years.

Bridget Prentice
The information requested is currently being collated. Some information that addresses these questions is held by the Legal Services Commission, but not in a form which can immediately be used to answer the questions. I will write to the hon. Member once we have the information requested.