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Legal Aid: Clinical Negligence

EDM number 1885 in 2010-12, proposed by Julian Huppert on 08/06/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Legal aid.

That this House notes with great concern the Secretary of State for Justice's statement that, as part of the Government's proposed cuts to access to legal aid, `No win, no fee is a perfectly suitable way of proceeding in clinical negligence cases', Official Report,column 667 of 15 November 2010; recognises that these will include a wide range of extremely serious cases some of which will involve children who have suffered brain damage as a result of clinical negligence; believes the negative impact this will have on vulnerable families and individuals will make them less inclined to seek legal redress; further recognises that access to justice irrespective of financial circumstance is a vital component of any democratic system; and therefore calls on the Government to rethink these reforms and consult on a fairer option which will allow all citizens full access to justice and legal representation in such difficult situations.

This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Julian Huppert08/06/2011CambridgeLiberal DemocratProposed
Jim Shannon09/06/2011StrangfordDUPSeconded
Peter Bottomley09/06/2011Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Martin Caton09/06/2011GowerLabourSeconded
Adrian Sanders09/06/2011TorbayLiberal DemocratSeconded
John McDonnell09/06/2011Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins09/06/2011Luton NorthLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn09/06/2011Islington NorthLabourSigned
Jim McGovern15/06/2011Dundee WestLabourSigned
Mike Gapes20/06/2011Ilford SouthLabourSigned
David Crausby21/06/2011Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham21/06/2011Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd23/06/2011Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Kate Green27/06/2011Stretford and UrmstonLabourSigned
Frank Doran28/06/2011Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Bob Russell29/06/2011ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned

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