Transforming Legal Aid Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Transforming Legal Aid

Andrew Turner Excerpts
Thursday 5th September 2013

(11 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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What we have done is set aside a certain number of areas of special case eligibility. The point about prisoners may be a point of difference between the hon. Lady and me, but we have a prison complaints system and a prison ombudsman, and I do not believe we should also provide public funding for people to go to court because they want to be transferred to a different prison. I think that the overwhelming majority of the public would be with me, rather than with her, on that.

Andrew Turner Portrait Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)
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I listened with interest to the Lord Chancellor’s statement. How will his announcements affect access to legal aid for my constituents and on the Isle of Wight?