Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012

Lord Bach Excerpts
Wednesday 25th July 2012

(12 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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That is why—

Lord Bach Portrait Lord Bach
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My Lords—

Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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No. Well, if you want.

Lord Bach Portrait Lord Bach
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I will intervene just briefly. We would have relied on the Liberal Democrats as far as legal aid was concerned. What went wrong there?

Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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We have had the whole gamut today of the Labour Party never supporting a cut and never facing up to a responsibility. I listened to what the party opposite has said, and we have taken the tough decisions. Not only have we done that; in this case we have also made the sensible decision to move victim support to where it is needed, at the sharp end. We are finding the resources by these reforms and I commend them to the House.