To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered the analysis in the recent King's College London report, Unintended Consequences: the cost of the Government's Legal Aid Reforms, of the estimated knock-on costs to other departments of their proposals in Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered the analysis in the recent King's College London report, Unintended Consequences: the cost of the Government's Legal Aid Reforms, of the estimated knock-on costs to other departments of their proposals in Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of...

My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Kenneth Clarke) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government set out their intention to introduce competition for the procurement of legally aided services in Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales...

My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Kenneth Clarke) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government set out their intention to introduce competition for the procurement of legally aided services in Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales...

The Government set out their intention to introduce competition for the procurement of legally aided services in ““Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales”” (November 2010). The consultation paper stated that the immediate focus would be on criminal legal aid, with civil and family legal aid...

The Government set out their intention to introduce competition for the procurement of legally aided services in ““Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales”” (November 2010). The consultation paper stated that the immediate focus would be on criminal legal aid, with civil and family legal aid...

This Library Note provides background information in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

This Library Note provides background information in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

I understand the hon. Gentleman's argument, but is he proposing cuts in other areas of legal aid in order to maintain his objective of cutting the overall cost while putting legal aid back in place in those fields?

I understand the hon. Gentleman's argument, but is he proposing cuts in other areas of legal aid in order to maintain his objective of cutting the overall cost while putting legal aid back in place in those fields?

I have three headlines from The Guardian, which are like a tableau. From September, we have ““Liberal Democrats urged to defy plans to cut legal aid””; from October, we have ““Lib Dem MPs rebel against proposals to cut legal aid funding””; and from yesterday, we have ““Lib Dems have their...

I have three headlines from The Guardian, which are like a tableau. From September, we have ““Liberal Democrats urged to defy plans to cut legal aid””; from October, we have ““Lib Dem MPs rebel against proposals to cut legal aid funding””; and from yesterday, we have ““Lib Dems have their...

I have never been a tribal politician, and I understand the dynamics of the House, but I am very disappointed that the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Mike Crockart) and his colleague, the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake), had nothing to say on this issue in...

I have never been a tribal politician, and I understand the dynamics of the House, but I am very disappointed that the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Mike Crockart) and his colleague, the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake), had nothing to say on this issue in...

I think I am right in saying that the right hon. Gentleman is speaking to an amendment that would effectively get rid of the idea of means-testing in police stations. I agree that this is an issue of great concern to Members in all parts of the House. I am...

I think I am right in saying that the right hon. Gentleman is speaking to an amendment that would effectively get rid of the idea of means-testing in police stations. I agree that this is an issue of great concern to Members in all parts of the House. I am...

I rise to speak to new clause 17, tabled in my name. It is well known that many problems in social welfare law are interconnected and that clients invariably approach agencies with clusters of problems, which is why the social welfare law cluster of housing, benefit, debt and employment was...

I rise to speak to new clause 17, tabled in my name. It is well known that many problems in social welfare law are interconnected and that clients invariably approach agencies with clusters of problems, which is why the social welfare law cluster of housing, benefit, debt and employment was...

I rise to speak principally about new clause 17, which was tabled by the hon. Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue). Before I do so, I should like to comment on amendment 116. My hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh West (Mike Crockart) made a cogent case for deleting clause 12....

I rise to speak principally about new clause 17, which was tabled by the hon. Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue). Before I do so, I should like to comment on amendment 116. My hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh West (Mike Crockart) made a cogent case for deleting clause 12....

Does my right hon. Friend agree that some of those organisations have an interest in pushing up the legal aid bill because they are its main recipients?

Does my right hon. Friend agree that some of those organisations have an interest in pushing up the legal aid bill because they are its main recipients?

We have rightly highlighted issues such as criminal negligence in earlier debates, and this afternoon we will focus on libel and slander cases that affect a relatively small number of people.

We have rightly highlighted issues such as criminal negligence in earlier debates, and this afternoon we will focus on libel and slander cases that affect a relatively small number of people.

Give us a clue Tom!

Give us a clue Tom!