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Proceeding contribution from Lord Phillips of Sudbury (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 18 January 2012. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.


Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

I cannot resist asking the noble Lord whether he would also class as a failure of the system the fact that more and more legal aid practitioners in immigration and asylum have withdrawn from the scheme altogether, because they tend to be concentrated in city centres and the current rates of remuneration for this work are such that they are simply not sustainable? As I say, I could not resist adding that to his catalogue.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c617 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Compensation Admissions Asylum Detainees Consent to medical treatment Damages Debts Crown lands and estates Credit Equality Housing Education Legal aid scheme Immigration Domestic abuse Human trafficking Discrimination Learning disability Domestic service Landlords Evictions Drinks Duchy of Cornwall Medical treatments Patients Protection Nutrition Palliative care Migrant workers Social security benefits Water Special educational needs Sexual offences Refugees Repairs and maintenance Tenants Rented housing Repossession orders Debt relief orders
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk