Domestic Violence Victims: Cross-Examination Debate
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Fiona Mactaggart
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Domestic Violence Victims: Cross-Examination
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Sir Oliver Heald
I think that the importance of that issue is accepted throughout the House. Whether or not my hon. Friend’s suggestion is an appropriate way to deal with it, one thing is clear: it should be dealt with as a matter of urgency, and that is what I am committed to doing.
Perhaps I should have said earlier that there were instances in which this problem arose before LASPO. It is not a new problem, and many people were refused legal aid representation under the Labour Government.
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab)
The Minister has said seven times that he is “dealing with it urgently”. When will we see the result?
Sir Oliver Heald
The answer that Members receive from the Dispatch Box is, of course, “shortly”, and that is what I have said, but it does mean shortly.