Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median amount of interest owed is for statutory charges placed by the Legal Aid Agency.
The mean and median values owed across all statutory charges in favour of the Legal Aid Agency are £6,327.86 and £3,902.25 respectively.
The mean and median amounts of interest owed against those charges which accrue interest are £3,889.89 and £2,522.05 respectively.
Figures are correct as at 31st March 2018.