Category Archives: Ministry of Justice PQs

Legal Aid: Gurkhas

March 30, 2010 – 5:37 pm

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much legal aid has been paid to Howe and Co. for the provision of immigration advice to former Gurkha soldiers; [322321] (2) how much on average has been paid in legal aid for each case in which Howe and Co. has represented former [...]

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Libel Tourism

March 23, 2010 – 5:52 pm

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con): Is the Secretary of State aware that we, too, support sensible and well-thought-out reforms of libel law? Why is the statutory instrument before another place being delayed by certain Labour peers? Does he agree that when it comes to capping success fees, we must strike a balance between controlling [...]

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Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill [Lords]

March 23, 2010 – 5:50 pm

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con): I join the Minister in paying tribute to the Law Commission for coming up with this Bill under the new, expedited procedure. Let me also declare an interest as a former practising barrister. I want to put on record my gratitude to the Minister for the way in which [...]

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Legal Aid

March 12, 2010 – 5:34 pm

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much and what proportion of the legal aid budget has been spent on terrorism cases in each of the last five years. [320747] Mr. Straw: The Legal Services Commission (LSC) is unable to identify all legal aid expenditure on terrorism cases as terrorism cases [...]

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Legal Aid

March 9, 2010 – 5:34 pm

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reason his Department’s review into the Graduated Fees Scheme has not been conducted on the originally proposed timetable. [320745] Claire Ward: In 2005 the Government gave a commitment to review specific aspects of the Advocate’s Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS), including payments for ‘cracked’ [...]

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Legal Aid Scheme

March 4, 2010 – 5:33 pm

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on legal aid for medical negligence cases in each of the last 10 years. [320008] Bridget Prentice: Amount spent net of receipts on civil representation together with the value of claims submitted under legal help, under the clinical negligence category of [...]

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