A question on #LegalRepresentation tabled by Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst on 07-04-2025 has been answered by Sarah Sackman.

Heading: Legal Representation
Question ID: 1792874
UIN: 44766
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-07
Asking Member ID: 5197
Asking Member display name: Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Asking Member handle: drnshastrihurst
Asking Member Twitter reference: @drnshastrihurst
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many qualified legal representatives are there by (a) solicitor and (b) barrister for which the latest data is available.
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Date answered: 2025-04-28
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 5204
Answering Member display name: Sarah Sackman
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Sarah Sackman
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Answer text: According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the number of solicitors on the roll was 209,200 in February 2025, an increase from 202,524 at the end of July 2024. More information can be found via the SRA’s website: https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/re...
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Answering body ID: 54
Answering body name: Ministry of Justice
Tweeted: true