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Reform Of Legal Aid

EDM number 36 in 2013-14, proposed by Elfyn Llwyd on 08/05/2013.

That this House deplores the Government's intention to award legal aid franchises to a limited number of contractors, effectively abolishing a client's right to choose their legal representation; notes that this will reduce the quality of legal representation to the lowest standard possible; further notes the fact that firms currently compete on quality of service and will henceforth be required to compete on the basis of price; regrets the damning effect which this further reform of legal aid is likely to have on high street solicitors firms who are likely to either close or abandon legal aid cases; further notes that this will have a very detrimental effect on the provision of services through the medium of the Welsh language; further notes that this will create vast advice deserts in many rural areas; further regrets the departure from the principle of equality of arms before the law and the rights of all citizens to access to justice; and calls on the Government to abandon this ill-thought through reform immediately.

This motion has been signed by a total of 102 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Elfyn Llwyd08/05/2013Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruProposed
Hywel Williams08/05/2013ArfonPlaid CymruSeconded
Jonathan Edwards08/05/2013Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins09/05/2013Luton NorthLabourSeconded
John McDonnell09/05/2013Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn10/05/2013Islington NorthLabourSeconded
George Howarth13/05/2013KnowsleyLabourSigned
John Cryer13/05/2013Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin13/05/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Chris Ruane14/05/2013Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner14/05/2013BolsoverLabourSigned
Gerald Kaufman14/05/2013Manchester, GortonLabourSigned
Caroline Lucas14/05/2013Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
John Mann14/05/2013BassetlawLabourSigned
Stephen McCabe14/05/2013Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Alan Meale14/05/2013MansfieldLabourSigned
Tom Clarke14/05/2013Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabourSigned
Geraint Davies14/05/2013Swansea WestLabourSigned
Paul Flynn14/05/2013Newport WestLabourSigned
Keith Vaz14/05/2013Leicester EastLabourSigned
David Winnick14/05/2013Walsall NorthLabourSigned
David Anderson14/05/2013BlaydonLabourSigned
Katy Clark14/05/2013North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
John Leech14/05/2013Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Linda Riordan14/05/2013HalifaxLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy14/05/2013GlenrothesLabourSigned
Pat Glass14/05/2013North West DurhamLabourSigned
Mary Glindon14/05/2013North TynesideLabourSigned
Paul Blomfield14/05/2013Sheffield CentralLabourSigned
Steve Rotheram14/05/2013Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Karl Turner14/05/2013Kingston upon Hull EastLabourSigned
Valerie Vaz14/05/2013Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Ian Lavery14/05/2013WansbeckLabourSigned
Ian Mearns14/05/2013GatesheadLabourSigned
Grahame Morris14/05/2013EasingtonLabourSigned
Graeme Morrice14/05/2013LivingstonLabourSigned
Andy Sawford14/05/2013CorbyLabourSigned
Sarah Champion14/05/2013RotherhamLabourSigned
Margaret Ritchie15/05/2013South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John Robertson15/05/2013Glasgow North WestLabourSigned
Kate Hoey15/05/2013VauxhallLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson15/05/2013Hampstead and KilburnLabourSigned
Andrew Love15/05/2013EdmontonLabourSigned
George Mudie15/05/2013Leeds EastLabourSigned
Albert Owen15/05/2013Ynys MLabourSigned
Martin Caton15/05/2013GowerLabourSigned
Frank Dobson15/05/2013Holborn and St PancrasLabourSigned
Andrew George15/05/2013St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin Barron15/05/2013Rother ValleyLabourSigned
Dave Watts15/05/2013St Helens NorthLabourSigned
Mike Wood15/05/2013Batley and SpenLabourSigned
Natascha Engel15/05/2013North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma15/05/2013Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Pamela Nash15/05/2013Airdrie and ShottsLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi15/05/2013Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Sheila Gilmore15/05/2013Edinburgh EastLabourSigned
Bill Esterson15/05/2013Sefton CentralLabourSigned
Chris Evans15/05/2013IslwynLabourSigned
Andrew McDonald15/05/2013MiddlesbroughLabourSigned
Richard Burden16/05/2013Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders20/05/2013TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
David Lammy20/05/2013TottenhamLabourSigned
Frank Field20/05/2013BirkenheadLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff20/05/2013Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Rosie Cooper20/05/2013West LancashireLabourSigned
Nick Brown21/05/2013Newcastle upon Tyne EastLabourSigned
David Crausby21/05/2013Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Paul Goggins21/05/2013Wythenshawe and Sale EastLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn03/06/2013JarrowLabourSigned
Michael Meacher03/06/2013Oldham West and RoytonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell03/06/2013Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Louise Ellman03/06/2013Liverpool, RiversideLabourSigned
Fabian Hamilton03/06/2013Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Mark Tami03/06/2013Alyn and DeesideLabourSigned
Jessica Morden03/06/2013Newport EastLabourSigned
Barry Gardiner04/06/2013Brent NorthLabourSigned
David Wright04/06/2013TelfordLabourSigned
Lucy Powell04/06/2013Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock05/06/2013Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Jim Dowd05/06/2013Lewisham West and PengeLabourSigned
Peter Hain05/06/2013NeathLabourSigned
Michael Connarty06/06/2013Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Nia Griffith06/06/2013LlanelliLabourSigned
Mark Durkan10/06/2013FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mike Gapes10/06/2013Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Barry Sheerman11/06/2013HuddersfieldLabourSigned
Shaun Woodward11/06/2013St Helens South and WhistonLabourSigned
Andrew Miller12/06/2013Ellesmere Port and NestonLabourSigned
Frank Doran12/06/2013Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Dai Havard19/06/2013Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabourSigned
Naomi Long19/06/2013Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Paul Murphy19/06/2013TorfaenLabourSigned
Roger Williams19/06/2013Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Cunningham20/06/2013WorkingtonLabourSigned
George Galloway24/06/2013Bradford WestRespectSigned
Sammy Wilson25/06/2013East AntrimDUPSigned
Tessa Jowell26/06/2013Dulwich and West NorwoodLabourSigned
Teresa Pearce09/07/2013Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Alex Cunningham16/07/2013Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan17/07/2013Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Paul Farrelly17/07/2013Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell11/09/2013Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned

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