Question follow-through · 114256

Legal Aid Scheme: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department hold data on the number of foreign nationals who have received legal aid.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department hold data on the number of foreign nationals who have received legal aid.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    This information requested is not held centrally.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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