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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-01-20more like thismore than 2016-01-20
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 remove filter
hansard heading Armed Forces: Civil Proceedings 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, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Defence ways by which vexatious claims against soldiers who have served on operations overseas can be minimised; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Lichfield remove filter
tabling member printed
Michael Fabricant more like this
uin 903257 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-01-26more like thismore than 2016-01-26
answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced last Friday we cannot have our armed forces being hounded by ambulance chasing lawyers pursuing spurious claims. I will be chairing a working group with the Minister for Armed forces that will look at every aspect of this issue, including conditional fee arrangements, legal aid rules and disciplinary sanctions against lawyers who abuse the system, to prevent malicious litigation being brought against our service personnel.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Esher and Walton more like this
answering member printed Dominic Raab more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-01-26T16:49:10.113Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-26T16:49:10.113Z
answering member
4007
label Biography information for Dominic Raab more like this
tabling member
280
label Biography information for Michael Fabricant more like this