(1) Whether the Legal Aid Board (LAB) has had any budgetary cutbacks since 1 July 2009; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether any external legal professionals assist the LAB; if not, why not; if so, in what capacity; (3) whether there is any restriction on the number of cases that can be handled by each external legal professional per month; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) (a) how many in-house attorneys work at the major LABs in each metro and (b) what are their case loads; (5) whether there have been any staff cutbacks at the LAB during the past six-month period for which information is available; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, to what extent?