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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 Personal Injury more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to change regulations covering insurance claims for whiplash. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Hall Green more like this
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Mr Roger Godsiff more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-13more like thismore than 2017-07-13
answer text <p>As announced in the Queens Speech on 21 June, the Government will bring forward legislation to tackle the continuing high number and cost of whiplash claims by:</p><ul><li>introducing a fixed tariff of compensation for pain, suffering and loss of amenity for whiplash claims with a duration of up to two years; and</li><li>banning the practice of seeking or offering to settle whiplash claims without medical evidence.</li></ul><p>These measures will be supported by further secondary legislative changes to the Civil Procedure Rules to increase the small claims track limit for road traffic accident related personal injury claims to £5,000, and for all other personal injury claims to £2,000.</p> more like this
answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
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less than 2017-07-13T15:40:10.667Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-13T15:40:10.667Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff more like this