Written questions

Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration

Commons · Question 67457 · 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, what the cost to the public purse was for legal aid for cases in relation to immigration 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.