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date	29/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps she has taken to reduce barriers experienced by pregnant women in accessing justice; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	69682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s reforms to the scope of civil legal aid were designed to refocus funding on those who need it most and for the most serious cases in which legal advice and representation was justified.</p><p> </p><p>We have specifically protected legal aid (both for initial advice and representation), subject to the statutory means and merits tests, for civil legal services provided in relation to contravention of the Equality Act 2010. Publicly funded advice continues to be available for Employment Tribunal discrimination claims, and publicly funded advice and representation is available in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. This therefore includes funding for new and expectant mothers who may have experienced discrimination.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 18/04/2017 11:04:12 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

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registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential obstacles faced by pregnant women in accessing justice; and what steps she plans to take to remove such obstacles.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	69379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s reforms to the scope of civil legal aid were designed to refocus funding on those who need it most and for the most serious cases in which legal advice and representation was justified.</p><p> </p><p>We have specifically protected legal aid (both for initial advice and representation), subject to the statutory means and merits tests, for civil legal services provided in relation to contravention of the Equality Act 2010. Publicly funded advice continues to be available for Employment Tribunal discrimination claims, and publicly funded advice and representation is available in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. This therefore includes funding for new and expectant mothers who may have experienced discrimination.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 05/04/2017 10:44:06 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore