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Carter Review (Legal Aid)

I said that almost everyone who has anything to say about the matter has a vested interest. The hon. Gentleman makes a debating point. He has looked at the evidence in front of him and reached conclusions, but I ask him to listen with an open mind to someone who has reached conclusions that are different in some respects. The consequence of the nature of the debate that we have had in this country about how we provide legal services for those who cannot afford to pay for them themselves has left us paying more per capita— Sitting suspended for a Division in the House. On resuming—