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Westminster Hall
Human Rights: Consular Services - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West) After completing his sentence, he now faces a 20-year extension, decided behind closed doors without legal - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Edinburgh West referred to.As Members are aware, some of the hardest working non-governmental organisation aid - Speech Link
3: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) We believe that a legal right would not change the course and outcome of most complex cases. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Iran-Israel Update - Mon 15 Apr 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Zarah Sultana (Lab - Coventry South) recently revealed that she told a private fundraising event:“The Foreign Office has received official legal - Speech Link
2: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) position on export licences is unchanged and, following the latest assessment, is in line with our legal - Speech Link
3: Mohammad Yasin (Lab - Bedford) The Prime Minister is ignoring their warnings and hiding his Government’s legal advice on this matter - Speech Link
4: Stephen Farry (Alliance - North Down) regard; why the reluctance in relation to Israel—and indeed the reluctance to publish the associated legal - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Mon 15 Apr 2024
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB - Life peer) aid work, from which 10% was deducted because it was legal aid. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green - Life peer) Legal aid at least had the benefit of enabling everyone to get justice or to try to get justice. - Speech Link
3: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) funding alongside a fully functioning legal aid system. - Speech Link
4: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (Con - Life peer) I do not wish to depress the House by saying that legal aid is dead. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Committee stage - Wed 27 Mar 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) In fact, there is no legal framework at the moment to cover this. - Speech Link
2: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) We heard a fair bit about this in Committee on Monday, when the Minister prayed it in aid during debates - Speech Link
3: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) The Government frequently pray in aid the consultation—they say, “Well, we did that because of the consultation - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Israel and Gaza - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Michael Ellis (Con - Northampton North) They are being offered free legal representation, which I would urge them to take up. - Speech Link
2: Andy Slaughter (Lab - Hammersmith) On that matter, the Government do sometimes publish legal position statements. - Speech Link
3: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) The Minister said there was precedent on the non-publication of legal advice. - Speech Link
4: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) Gentleman raises once again the issue of the Government publishing legal advice and cites in aid the - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
People Granted Asylum: Government Support - Tue 26 Mar 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) in boats, but having gone through a very selective process and been granted asylum, should be given aid - Speech Link
2: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) against their will and then suddenly expect them to have everything they need to thrive once they get legal - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Cavity Wall Insulation - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Holly Lynch (Lab - Halifax) They recognised the agony of ordinary people in what is a complicated legal mess and have worked hard - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) have been successful in enabling people to get on it; we just wish there were a wee bit more financial aid - Speech Link
3: Imran Hussain (Lab - Bradford East) That is the total accumulated amount, including legal fees, which I will come on to. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Mike Freer (Con - Finchley and Golders Green) The Legal Aid Agency monitors the provision of immigration legal aid and takes whatever actions are operationally - Speech Link
2: Mike Freer (Con - Finchley and Golders Green) In fact, the Government spent £44 million on immigration legal aid in 2022-23. - Speech Link
3: Mike Freer (Con - Finchley and Golders Green) Those are major steps towards ensuring the availability of legal aid. - Speech Link
4: Mike Freer (Con - Finchley and Golders Green) The Legal Aid Agency keeps the location of providers under constant review. - Speech Link
5: Andy Slaughter (Lab - Hammersmith) If the Minister actually wants to do something about civil legal aid, why has he kicked the civil legal - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
3rd reading - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Con - Life peer) In my view, they deal with the legal uncertainty that the RedBird IMI-proposed deal to buy the Telegraph - Speech Link
2: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) interests.We look forward to hearing details of the department’s further work on implementing the gift aid - Speech Link
3: None a trust, or the members of a partnership, unincorporated association or other entity, that is not a legal - Speech Link
4: Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Con - Life peer) Both situations have an ominous sense of being exactly the kind of lengthy legal battles that favour - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Israel and Gaza - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) Did either department receive legal advice on the potential use of UK arms that would contravene international - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) The noble Baroness asked about arms exports and related legal advice. - Speech Link
3: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) It is important that we see the kind of aid going in. - Speech Link