Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will exempt back payments of employment support allowance from the capital means test for legal aid eligibility.

As part of its review of the legal aid eligibility regime, the Government will study the income and capital thresholds for legal aid entitlement, including the range of exemptions and disregards which apply to both the civil and criminal legal aid means assessments.

The review of the legal aid eligibility regime will bring together data, evidence and expertise from both within and outside of government, liaising with experts from across the field to explore improvements to the system