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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-21more like thismore than 2018-06-21
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Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Legal Profession: Voluntary Work more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how he plans to encourage practising lawyers to volunteer pro bono hours for Citizens Advice Bureaux in their local communities. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford remove filter
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 156426 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-24more like thismore than 2018-07-24
answer text <p>As the Government's pro bono champions, the Attorney and I chair the pro bono panel and committee to bring together key players to steer and coordinate the overall work in this area. The panel and committee feature members from across the legal community, including Citizens Advice.</p><p>Each year the Attorney and I take part in National Pro Bono week. We attend and support pro bono events across the country, to encourage the excellent work being done by the pro bono community. This year Global Pro Bono Week is taking place 29<sup>th</sup> October – 2<sup>nd</sup> November, and will involve many organisations across the legal community including members of our pro bono panel and committee like Citizens Advice.</p><p>In the past year over 1,000 lawyers provided pro bono help through local Citizens Advice offices and I will continue to encourage more lawyers to do this.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-24T13:52:11.883Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-24T13:52:11.883Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland remove filter
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answering member constituency South Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this