Transforming Legal Aid Debate

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Natascha Engel

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Transforming Legal Aid

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Point of Order
Thursday 5th September 2013

(10 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Natascha Engel Portrait Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab)
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The legal aid budget comprises criminal legal aid and civil legal aid. What proportion of the budget goes on civil legal aid?

Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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By the time all the changes we have introduced reach a steady-state point, the ratio will be roughly 50:50.

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