2019 July

I responded to a Business Statement to the Commons on Monday 8 July 2019, thanking the Leader of the House for providing more time for the debate on Northern Ireland. Important issues, including abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, were to be discussed in the debate.

Since 2010 the number of cases assisted by legal aid has dropped from 900,000 to 15,000. This is about the rule of law and access to justice. If the Leader of the House could ensure that the Government will automatically fund legal aid for the families of victims of terrorist atrocities—a subject that I raised with him last week—that would be a nice way of celebrating the anniversary of the Act.