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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
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: Coronavirus more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the risk of the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a significant loss of income for legal aid firms, what assessment they have made of the impact of the Legal Aid Agency’s practice of (1) permitting only two claims a year for ongoing cases, and (2) only paying 75 per cent of such claims. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Whitaker remove filter
uin HL5500 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-23more like thismore than 2020-06-23
answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice recently held a consultation on increasing the limits associated with claims for payment on account. This consultation closed on 16 June 2020.</p><p>Following this, the limit will be increased, allowing four such requests to be made in a twelve month period. This will be implemented once the necessary updates to infrastructure are completed, and the impact of this change will be kept under review.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-23T16:40:53.897Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-23T16:40:53.897Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
2510
label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker more like this