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Legal Aid
Lynne Featherstone:
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many applications there have been for legal aid in housing cases in each London borough in each of the last five years. [87244]
Vera Baird:
The number of cases started by providing advice and assistance in the housing category of law is provided in table 1.
The number of applications for a certificate in the housing category of law, which also includes representation in legal proceedings, is included in table 2.
It is likely that some of the matters started in table 1 proceeded to full certificated work and therefore they could also be included in table 2.
| Table 1: Legal Help matters started in housing cases |
| Number of matters started |
| Greater London Borough | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
503
|
494
|
446
|
392
|
488
|
|
Barnet
|
333
|
375
|
321
|
375
|
415
|
|
Bexley
|
45
|
74
|
74
|
90
|
124
|
|
Brent
|
1,325
|
1,394
|
1253
|
1,151
|
1513
|
|
Bromley
|
283
|
308
|
326
|
227
|
403
|
|
Camden
|
2,290
|
2,249
|
2,026
|
1,598
|
1,719
|
|
Croydon
|
395
|
462
|
354
|
295
|
393
|
|
Ealing
|
1,523
|
1,583
|
1,284
|
1,405
|
1,551
|
|
Enfield
|
450
|
368
|
323
|
267
|
280
|
|
Greenwich
|
625
|
461
|
555
|
667
|
665
|
|
Hackney
|
2,541
|
2,722
|
2,669
|
2,743
|
2,632
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
1189
|
1,178
|
1,070
|
1040
|
1,101
|
|
Haringey
|
1,877
|
1,694
|
1,463
|
1,457
|
1,616
|
|
Harrow
|
342
|
354
|
386
|
378
|
355
|
|
Havering
|
27
|
53
|
76
|
138
|
250
|
|
Hillingdon
|
243
|
290
|
90
|
41
|
190
|
|
Hounslow
|
300
|
196
|
231
|
275
|
446
|
|
Islington
|
1,912
|
1,583
|
1,399
|
1,635
|
2,045
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
664
|
753
|
861
|
685
|
807
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
62
|
45
|
22
|
13
|
151
|
|
Lambeth
|
2,257
|
1,940
|
1,819
|
2,084
|
2,397
|
|
Lewisham
|
521
|
674
|
584
|
527
|
556
|
|
London City
|
157
|
148
|
135
|
128
|
185
|
|
Merton
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
42
|
52
|
|
Newham
|
2,715
|
2,622
|
2,239
|
2,085
|
2,914
|
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|
Redbridge
|
695
|
310
|
239
|
202
|
181
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
111
|
30
|
49
|
2
|
2
|
|
Southwark
|
1,929
|
1,795
|
1,759
|
1,909
|
2,083
|
|
Sutton
|
69
|
55
|
27
|
8
|
95
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
1,268
|
1,113
|
981
|
1,577
|
1,455
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
396
|
290
|
259
|
432
|
483
|
|
Wandsworth
|
1,638
|
1,550
|
1,315
|
1,264
|
1,340
|
|
Westminster
|
1,974
|
1,731
|
1,418
|
1,547
|
1,527
|
|
Total matters started
|
30,659
|
28,894
|
26,053
|
26,679
|
30,414
|
| Table 2: Applications for civil representation in housing matters |
| Number of matters started |
| Greater London Borough | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
114
|
91
|
90
|
110
|
135
|
|
Barnet
|
82
|
119
|
97
|
117
|
145
|
|
Bexley
|
9
|
16
|
25
|
29
|
28
|
|
Brent
|
254
|
206
|
209
|
163
|
211
|
|
Bromley
|
109
|
86
|
75
|
60
|
49
|
|
Camden
|
753
|
826
|
816
|
644
|
694
|
|
Croydon
|
120
|
154
|
172
|
155
|
171
|
|
Ealing
|
310
|
290
|
243
|
290
|
288
|
|
Enfield
|
98
|
88
|
90
|
97
|
71
|
|
Greenwich
|
156
|
159
|
126
|
114
|
108
|
|
Hackney
|
626
|
609
|
591
|
667
|
648
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
189
|
201
|
211
|
171
|
223
|
|
Haringey
|
488
|
475
|
460
|
383
|
332
|
|
Harrow
|
160
|
107
|
126
|
103
|
96
|
|
Havering
|
15
|
18
|
22
|
31
|
35
|
|
Hillingdon
|
78
|
81
|
77
|
69
|
94
|
|
Hounslow
|
177
|
193
|
129
|
132
|
182
|
|
Islington
|
811
|
842
|
674
|
675
|
638
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
207
|
266
|
392
|
306
|
256
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
26
|
|
Lambeth
|
850
|
848
|
828
|
787
|
810
|
|
Lewisham
|
202
|
226
|
205
|
214
|
255
|
|
London City
|
48
|
49
|
53
|
86
|
73
|
|
Merton
|
4
|
3
|
—
|
4
|
16
|
|
Newham
|
633
|
644
|
591
|
595
|
468
|
|
Redbridge
|
168
|
3
|
69
|
73
|
104
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
34
|
9
|
36
|
24
|
1
|
|
Southwark
|
812
|
908
|
853
|
938
|
980
|
|
Sutton
|
19
|
16
|
10
|
2
|
3
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
298
|
271
|
179
|
227
|
266
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
102
|
97
|
163
|
145
|
153
|
|
Wandsworth
|
425
|
392
|
355
|
424
|
398
|
|
Westminster
|
426
|
445
|
416
|
425
|
469
|
|
Total Applications
|
8,784
|
8,820
|
8,388
|
8,262
|
8,426
|
