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Written question asked by Ross Cranston (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 January 2005. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 January 2005 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.


Dept for Constitutional Affairs

Question
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of interest generated on solicitors' client accounts which are not returned to clients in the last year for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the practical problems of introducing a policy of using this interest to fund legal aid.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
201917; 429 c406W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Finance Legal aid scheme Interest payments Payments Solicitors
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk