Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Shailesh Vara and Jackie Doyle-Price

Tuesday 11th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Vara]

We are in regular dialogue with the judiciary—indeed, I have had a meeting with Sir James Munby—but we have had to take some tough decisions on legal aid. At some £2 billion a year, it was the most expensive legal aid budget in the world, and even after the reductions, it will remain one of the most generous in the world.

[Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con)]

My constituents believe that the emphasis on human rights is leading to an excessively light touch when dealing with unauthorised Traveller encampments. Does my right hon. Friend agree that to enjoy the benefits of human rights, individuals should also acknowledge their responsibilities to abide by the law?