Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family law cases were (a) adjourned and (b) delayed due to no qualified legal representative being available in the most recent 12 month period for which data is available.

Data on the number of family law cases involving cross-examination by litigants in person where there were allegations of abuse is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Data is not held on the number of qualified legal representatives required by individual court.

The Legal Aid Agency publishes data on the number of Qualified Legal Representatives who submit a claim for payment under the QLR Scheme. This information is published on a quarterly basis and can be accessed via the following link. The relevant data can be found in Table 10.1 at column M. Claims for payment are submitted and paid in arrears so the claim may not necessarily be reflective of the period in which work was undertaken.

Data is not held on the number of family law cases which were (a) adjourned and (b) delayed due to no qualified legal representative being available in the most recent 12 month period.