Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dan Jarvis and Jonathan Djanogly

Tuesday 3rd July 2012 Commons Chamber

[Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)]

T4. According to the Legal Services Consumer Panel, 180,000 wills are written each year by unregulated services. Both the national press and the Barnsley Law Society have reported that thousands of people are being ripped off by unregulated will-writing services. What does the Justice Secretary think is the solution to the problem?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly)]

The Government recognise this as a serious issue. We are in discussion with the Legal Services Board, which has just done a consultation, and we will be making an announcement in due course.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dan Jarvis and Jonathan Djanogly

Tuesday 15th May 2012 Commons Chamber

[Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)]

T5. Legal aid is a safety net that protects the most vulnerable people in our society, but now that the Government have refused to listen to the concerns of Mumsnet and other organisations that protect vulnerable women, does the Minister accept that there are potentially thousands of women who will be too scared to leave their violent partners as a result of the reforms?

[Mr Djanogly]

It is very important to emphasise that the position for someone suffering from domestic violence remains absolutely unchanged—they will be able to get on-the-spot injunctive relief and that will be non-means-tested.