Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

David Nuttall Excerpts
Tuesday 13th December 2011

(13 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jonathan Djanogly Portrait Mr Djanogly
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We are certainly promoting mediation as an alternative to court. That is always to be recommended when it is appropriate, which I admit is not always the case. The impact on providers in terms of their sex varies according to the nature of the organisations involved and the nature of the work being undertaken, but there is no real difference between the impacts on male and female solicitor providers of either civil or criminal legal aid services.

David Nuttall Portrait Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con)
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Did the impact assessment also cover the potential effect of the legal aid changes on men?