Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Boateng (Labour), on Tuesday, 18 May 1993, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 89 members in total.

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LEGAL TRAINING AND DISCRETIONARY AWARDS

That this House notes with concern the crisis in the funding of legal training arising from the virtual collapse of the discretionary award system; recognises that local authorities faced with cuts in their education budget are ceasing to make discretionary awards available for students seeking post-graduate vocational training as lawyers; notes in this regards that by 1992 the level of fee income received by the College of Law from local education authorities had fallen to 22 per cent. from 64 per cent. in 1989; believes that this will still further narrow the base from which the legal profession is drawn, undermining not only equal opportunities in the law, particularly for women and ethnic minorities but also the proper administration of justice; and therefore calls on the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Education to review the basis of the funding and structure of legal training with a view to placing it on a par with other professions, such as architecture, where courses leading to a professional qualification attract a mandatory grant.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

LEGAL TRAINING AND DISCRETIONARY AWARDS (2026A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Lord Trimble (primary, Ulster Unionist Party) and tabled on Wednesday, 14 July 1993. It has been signed by 2 members in total.

at end add 'or, as in Northern Ireland, a specified number of mandatory grants are available on the basis of merit.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2026 

2026A1 

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Legal profession Local education authorities Postgraduate education

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk