Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to increase the level of fees for Family Legal Aid lawyers for Special Children Act proceedings.

The government takes seriously its commitment to provide access to justice for all which also means supporting the sustainability of legal aid providers. In the latest financial year, the Government spent £1.6 billion on legal aid, £812 million of which was spent on civil legal aid. Fees for family legal aid lawyers are considered within the context of the wider civil legal aid system and the recently announced civil legal aid sustainability review will explore solutions which will support all providers in the long-term.