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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Legal Aid Scheme more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has plans to review the means testing aspect of legal aid funding. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 260000 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-06-10
answer text <p>The Government announced that it will be conducting a review into Legal Aid Means Testing in its legal Support Action Plan, published on 7 February 2019. The review of the legal aid eligibility regime will study the thresholds for legal aid entitlement and assess the effectiveness with which the means testing arrangements appropriately protect access to justice, particularly with respect to those who are vulnerable.</p><p>The comprehensive review of the legal aid eligibility regime is expected to conclude by Summer 2020.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys remove filter
answering member printed Paul Maynard more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-10T16:20:44.397Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-10T16:20:44.397Z
answering member
3926
label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this