Legal Aid Scheme: Ely and East Cambridgeshire
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 86918 on Legal Aid Scheme: Ely and East Cambridgeshire, by what amount each procurement area exceeds the required minimum number of legal aid providers; and what proportion of Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency falls under each procurement area.
Answered by Sarah Sackman
As explained in the answer to Question 86918, procurement areas are different for each category of civil law. The table below sets out details about which procurement area Ely and East Cambridgeshire falls into for each civil category and the number of providers in each of those procurement areas exceeding the minimum number. This data is sourced from contract and schedule data dated 29 September 2025.
Category of Law | Relevant Procurement Area | Providers in excess of the minimum number |
Claims Against Public Authorities | Midlands and East of England | 7 |
Community Care | Eastern | 3 |
Discrimination | Midlands & East | 3 |
Education | Midlands & East | 2 |
Housing and Debt | Cambridgeshire | 1 |
Immigration | Midlands and East of England | 42 |
Family | Cambridgeshire | 4 |
Clinical Negligence | Midlands and East of England | 11 |
Mental Health | Midlands & East | 23 |
Public Law | Midlands and East of England | 13 |
Welfare Benefits | Midlands & East | 2 |
The entirety of the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency falls under each procurement area listed. It is the procurement area which will be different depending on the category of law.
In addition to local providers, national services are also available to your constituents. These include early legal advice through the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service, and telephone-based support for housing, debt, education, and discrimination issues via Civil Legal Advice.
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