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Written Question
Solicitors: Rural Areas
Tuesday 11th November 2014

Asked by: Jesse Norman (Conservative - Hereford and South Herefordshire)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of solicitors to provide crime duty cover in sparsely populated areas.

Answered by Shailesh Vara

We are committed to continuing reform of the criminal legal aid system. Our proposals will ensure legal aid lawyers will always be available when needed, in all areas, and that people can choose the lawyer they want to help them.