The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Shailesh Vara)
My noble Friend, the Minister for Justice, Lord Faulks, has made the following statement:
On 4 December 2013, Official Report, column 55WS, my hon. Friend, the Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Mr Vara) who is responsible for courts and legal aid issued a written ministerial statement announcing the Government’s decisions following its “Reforming mesothelioma claims” consultation. I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s full response to that consultation which contains the report under section 48 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012.
The Government are keen to continue working constructively with stakeholders to identify reforms which might potentially improve the compensation claims process for mesothelioma.
Copies of the response have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. The document is also available online at: http://www.justice.gov.uk.