Legal Aid Scheme: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 67455 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was given in legal aid to foreign nationals accused of (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) terrorism offences in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 22 Jul 2025
The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.