Legal Aid Reform
EDM number 537 in 2006-07, proposed by Keith Vaz on 18/12/2006.
That this House, while accepting that the legal aid system is in need of reform, is concerned that the Government's planned implementation of Lord Carter's proposals could force several hundred law firms out of business leaving vulnerable clients without access to effective representation; is concerned that the proposals identified in the Carter Review could further endanger the supplier base; notes that the changes to the proposals announced by the Government on 28th November 2006, while welcome, do not go far enough; welcomes the Law Society's `What Price Justice' campaign to boost awareness of the potential risk to the most vulnerable people in society and notes that it is supported by MIND, the NSPCC, Shelter, the Refugee Council, the Child Poverty Action Group and others; and calls upon the Government to guarantee a legal aid system ensuring quality representation and fair access to justice for all.
This motion has been signed by a total of 158 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Keith Vaz | 18/12/2006 | Leicester East | Labour | Proposed |
David Burrowes | 18/12/2006 | Enfield, Southgate | Conservative | Seconded |
David Howarth | 18/12/2006 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Bob Russell | 18/12/2006 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Simon Hughes | 18/12/2006 | North Southwark and Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Lynne Jones | 19/12/2006 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Seconded |
Bob Spink | 19/12/2006 | Castle Point | Conservative | Signed |
Evan Harris | 19/12/2006 | Oxford West and Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Lindsay Hoyle | 19/12/2006 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
Ann Cryer | 19/12/2006 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
David Drew | 19/12/2006 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
Andrew George | 19/12/2006 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 19/12/2006 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
Peter Bottomley | 19/12/2006 | Worthing West | Conservative | Signed |
Stephen Williams | 19/12/2006 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Paul Keetch | 08/01/2007 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Michael Mates | 08/01/2007 | East Hampshire | Conservative | Signed |
Bill Olner | 08/01/2007 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
Colin Challen | 08/01/2007 | Morley and Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
Jim Cunningham | 08/01/2007 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
Mark Fisher | 08/01/2007 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Labour | Signed |
Betty Williams | 08/01/2007 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
Phil Willis | 08/01/2007 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Richard Younger-Ross | 08/01/2007 | Teignbridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Leech | 08/01/2007 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mark Hunter | 08/01/2007 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Kate Hoey | 09/01/2007 | Vauxhall | Labour | Signed |
Paul Holmes | 09/01/2007 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 09/01/2007 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Glenda Jackson | 09/01/2007 | Hampstead and Highgate | Labour | Signed |
David Lepper | 09/01/2007 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour | Signed |
Elfyn Llwyd | 09/01/2007 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Ian Lucas | 09/01/2007 | Wrexham | Labour | Signed |
John McDonnell | 09/01/2007 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Colin Breed | 09/01/2007 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Annette Brooke | 09/01/2007 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Karen Buck | 09/01/2007 | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Labour | Signed |
Martin Caton | 09/01/2007 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
Harry Cohen | 09/01/2007 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 09/01/2007 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 09/01/2007 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
Mark Durkan | 09/01/2007 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Janet Anderson | 09/01/2007 | Rossendale and Darwen | Labour | Signed |
Norman Baker | 09/01/2007 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Tony Baldry | 09/01/2007 | Banbury | Conservative | Signed |
Howard Stoate | 09/01/2007 | Dartford | Labour | Signed |
Robert Wareing | 09/01/2007 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
Adrian Sanders | 10/01/2007 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Humfrey Malins | 10/01/2007 | Woking | Conservative | Signed |
Alan Meale | 10/01/2007 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
Ronnie Campbell | 10/01/2007 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
Nicholas Clegg | 10/01/2007 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jim Cousins | 10/01/2007 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Labour | Signed |
Don Foster | 10/01/2007 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Greenway | 10/01/2007 | Ryedale | Conservative | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 10/01/2007 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Bercow | 10/01/2007 | Buckingham | Conservative | Signed |
Paul Truswell | 10/01/2007 | Pudsey | Labour | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 10/01/2007 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Robert Walter | 10/01/2007 | North Dorset | Conservative | Signed |
Roger Williams | 10/01/2007 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Dawn Butler | 10/01/2007 | Brent South | Labour | Signed |
Greg Mulholland | 10/01/2007 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Marsha Singh | 11/01/2007 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
John Horam | 11/01/2007 | Orpington | Conservative | Signed |
Eric Illsley | 11/01/2007 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
Vincent Cable | 11/01/2007 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Janet Dean | 11/01/2007 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
David Amess | 11/01/2007 | Southend West | Conservative | Signed |
Martin Horwood | 11/01/2007 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Andrew Pelling | 11/01/2007 | Croydon Central | Conservative | Signed |
Gwyn Prosser | 15/01/2007 | Dover | Labour | Signed |
Clare Short | 15/01/2007 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Independent Labour | Signed |
Peter Kilfoyle | 15/01/2007 | Liverpool, Walton | Labour | Signed |
Gordon Marsden | 15/01/2007 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
Colin Burgon | 15/01/2007 | Elmet | Labour | Signed |
Paul Burstow | 15/01/2007 | Sutton and Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ian Gibson | 15/01/2007 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
Fabian Hamilton | 15/01/2007 | Leeds North East | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Stunell | 15/01/2007 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 15/01/2007 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
John Penrose | 15/01/2007 | Weston-Super-Mare | Conservative | Signed |
Dan Rogerson | 15/01/2007 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Paul Rowen | 15/01/2007 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Dai Davies | 15/01/2007 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
Austin Mitchell | 16/01/2007 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
Frank Dobson | 16/01/2007 | Holborn and St Pancras | Labour | Signed |
Gary Streeter | 16/01/2007 | South West Devon | Conservative | Signed |
Sarah Teather | 16/01/2007 | Brent East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Steve Webb | 16/01/2007 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
David Anderson | 16/01/2007 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Browne | 16/01/2007 | Taunton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Lynne Featherstone | 16/01/2007 | Hornsey and Wood Green | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Julie Morgan | 17/01/2007 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Wright | 17/01/2007 | Rugby and Kenilworth | Conservative | Signed |
Bob Neill | 17/01/2007 | Bromley and Chislehurst | Conservative | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 18/01/2007 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 18/01/2007 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Tim Farron | 18/01/2007 | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Diane Abbott | 19/01/2007 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
John Austin | 19/01/2007 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
Mohammad Sarwar | 22/01/2007 | Glasgow Central | Labour | Signed |
Nick Harvey | 22/01/2007 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alasdair McDonnell | 22/01/2007 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Andrew Dismore | 22/01/2007 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
Chris McCafferty | 23/01/2007 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
Tom Brake | 23/01/2007 | Carshalton and Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Louise Ellman | 23/01/2007 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour | Signed |
Roger Berry | 23/01/2007 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
Robert Key | 24/01/2007 | Salisbury | Conservative | Signed |
John Battle | 24/01/2007 | Leeds West | Labour | Signed |
John Hemming | 24/01/2007 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Brian Binley | 24/01/2007 | Northampton South | Conservative | Signed |
Geraldine Smith | 26/01/2007 | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Labour | Signed |
Edward Leigh | 29/01/2007 | Gainsborough | Conservative | Signed |
Paddy Tipping | 30/01/2007 | Sherwood | Labour | Signed |
David Crausby | 31/01/2007 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
Roger Godsiff | 31/01/2007 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
Julie Kirkbride | 01/02/2007 | Bromsgrove | Conservative | Signed |
Denis Murphy | 01/02/2007 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
Mark Oaten | 05/02/2007 | Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Joan Humble | 07/02/2007 | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Labour | Signed |
Matthew Taylor | 07/02/2007 | Truro and St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Julia Goldsworthy | 07/02/2007 | Falmouth and Camborne | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Madeleine Moon | 07/02/2007 | Bridgend | Labour | Signed |
John Pugh | 08/02/2007 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jim Dowd | 08/02/2007 | Lewisham West | Labour | Signed |
Norman Lamb | 19/02/2007 | North Norfolk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Michael Clapham | 19/02/2007 | Barnsley West and Penistone | Labour | Signed |
David Taylor | 19/02/2007 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Signed |
Desmond Turner | 19/02/2007 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
Mike Wood | 19/02/2007 | Batley and Spen | Labour | Signed |
Susan Kramer | 19/02/2007 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Butterfill | 22/02/2007 | Bournemouth West | Conservative | Signed |
Adam Price | 23/02/2007 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Don Touhig | 26/02/2007 | Islwyn | Labour | Signed |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | 05/03/2007 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
Christopher Huhne | 19/03/2007 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
James Clappison | 19/03/2007 | Hertsmere | Conservative | Signed |
Jennifer Willott | 22/03/2007 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Edward Davey | 29/03/2007 | Kingston and Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Katy Clark | 17/04/2007 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
Mike Gapes | 19/04/2007 | Ilford South | Labour | Signed |
John Grogan | 23/04/2007 | Selby | Labour | Signed |
Martin Salter | 01/05/2007 | Reading West | Labour | Signed |
Fraser Kemp | 01/05/2007 | Houghton and Washington East | Labour | Signed |
Lyn Brown | 01/05/2007 | West Ham | Labour | Signed |
Derek Wyatt | 18/05/2007 | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
Peter Atkinson | 22/05/2007 | Hexham | Conservative | Signed |
David Clelland | 04/06/2007 | Tyne Bridge | Labour | Signed |
Mark Lancaster | 04/06/2007 | North East Milton Keynes | Conservative | Signed |
Doug Naysmith | 19/06/2007 | Bristol North West | Labour | Signed |
Lorely Burt | 26/06/2007 | Solihull | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jon Trickett | 09/07/2007 | Hemsworth | Labour | Signed |
Lembit | 26/07/2007 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Brooks Newmark | 08/10/2007 | Braintree | Conservative | Signed |
Joan Ruddock | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
Sadiq Khan | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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