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Debate between David Mowat and Penny Mordaunt
Monday 29th February 2016

(8 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mowat Portrait David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con)
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In December 2014, the Secretary of State told this House that the legal aid wrongly claimed by Leigh Day and co—because of inadequate disclosure—should be reimbursed. Is it still his view that it will be reimbursed in full? Given the timescales that have passed so far, when does he think the money will be received?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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We are awaiting the Legal Aid Agency’s response to our request to revoke the legal aid award on the grounds that it would not have been made in the first place had the agency been made aware of all relevant documentation in that case. We are still waiting on that judgment, but we believe it is imminent.

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