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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Stephen Lloyd (Independent (affiliation)), on Wednesday, 8 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 81 members in total.


STATE-FUNDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR VICTIMS OF TERRORISM

That this House expresses concern that victims of terrorist atrocities are not automatically eligible for legal aid; regrets that a recently published government review rejected introducing automatic non-means-tested legal aid funding to bereaved families after a state-related death; notes that state organisations involved in deaths from terrorist attacks have access to legal teams and experts at public expense; recognises that in France victims of terrorism, and their families, are automatically eligible for state-funded legal representation; and calls on the Government to automatically fund the legal representation of all victims of terrorist atrocities and their families, inclusive of all coroner hearings and inquests.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
2368 
Session
2017-19
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
Bob Blackman
Mike Penning
Jim Shannon
Liz Saville Roberts
Related items
Business of the House
Thursday, 27 June 2019
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects
Legal aid scheme Terrorism Victims
Link
View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk