Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 67454
Legal Aid Scheme
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was given in legal aid to people accused of (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) terrorism offences in each of the last five years.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThe requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.