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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Implementing reforms to civil legal aid

Inquiry by the Public Accounts Committee, 15 October 2014 to 26 March 2015. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 4 December 2014: Witnesses: Hugh Stickland, Chief Economist, Citizens Advice, and Malcolm Richardson, Deputy Chairman, The Magistrates’ Association; Ursula Brennan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Matthew Coats, Chief Executive, Legal Aid Agency, Catherine Lee, Director General, Law and Access to Justice Group, Ministry of Justice, and Peter Handcock, Chief Executive, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, gave evidence.