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Legal Aid: Human Rights Cases

Volume 494: debated on Tuesday 16 June 2009

14. To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to reduce the amount of legal aid provided to prisoners claiming breaches of their human rights. (279678)

The Government are currently considering the funding criteria to ensure that resources are being appropriately targeted on priority cases. However, it is important that the public have access to legal aid, where appropriate, to help them to enforce their legal rights.