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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will have to write to the hon. Gentleman and check exactly what the provisions are for legal aid under the Illegal Migration Act. I am more than happy to provide him with the…09 Jan 2024HANSARDAccess to Legal AdviceI can confirm that, following the Bellamy report and the implementation of what is known as CLAIR—the criminal legal aid independent review—we have invested over £141 million…09 Jan 2024HANSARDAccess to Legal AdviceMy hon. Friend is right to praise the work of voluntary organisations such as Citizens Advice, and as I said in my original answer, we agree that investing has benefits. That is…09 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point. I know that she campaigns tirelessly on this issue. I am more than happy to arrange a meeting with my noble Friend Lord Bellamy, who…09 Jan 2024HANSARDChief Coroner’s Eighth and Ninth Annual Reports to the Lord ChancellorI am pleased to lay and publish the Chief Coroner’s combined eighth and ninth annual reports to the Lord Chancellor on the operation of coroner services under section 36 of the…19 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your…11 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I never say never, but I am sure that these are the final regulations. As the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford will know, these are technical matters, but as far as we can see,…11 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal Aid: Immigration CasesThe 15% was agreed after a six-week consultation looking at other increases for other specialist work. The Legal Aid Agency will always keep provision under review to ensure that…21 Nov 2023HANSARDLegal Aid: Immigration CasesLegal aid is available for asylum cases, for victims of domestic abuse and modern slavery, for separated migrant children, and for immigration cases where someone is challenging a…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have to say, Mr Speaker, that God loves a trier. Yes, the backlog has gone up. The hon. Gentleman will know that post covid and post the Criminal Bar Association strike, the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDLegal Aid: Immigration CasesI do not accept that characterisation at all. In fact, this Government are putting legal aid in place to support those affected by the Illegal Migration Act and especially the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDLegal Aid: Immigration CasesThe question about the Home Office is one the hon. Member may want to raise with Home Office Ministers themselves. On access to legal aid, I would not say that £2 billion of legal…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my right hon. Friend will appreciate, I cannot comment on individual cases, but I can reassure her that the payment of wasted or unreasonable costs can already be ordered by…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the Government have increased the amount of money spent on the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, we have recruited judges across the jurisdiction to…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am always happy to meet my right hon. Friend.21 Nov 2023HANSARDCorrection to Question 203779 in 2022-23 SessionIn the 2022-2023 parliamentary session, the Ministry of Justice responded to a PQ (203779) in relation to the amount of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff as performance related…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Court Transcript CostsI congratulate the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) on securing this important debate. The principle that justice must be open and transparent goes to the very heart of…16 Nov 2023HANSARD Court Transcript CostsMy understanding is that at present it is possible for victims to visit the court by arrangement to listen to a full audio transcript of the trial, and that the sentencing remarks…16 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Courts (Prescribed Recordings) Order 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Courts (Prescribed Recordings) Order 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela—which, I have…18 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can commit to wait until we have seen what the work being done by the CPS uncovers. Once we have data, we can then have a rational discussion on the next steps.12 Sept 2023