LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION'S PROPOSED INTRODUCTION OF PRICE COMPETITIVE TENDERING TO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL AID SYSTEM (EDM244)

LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION'S PROPOSED INTRODUCTION OF PRICE COMPETITIVE TENDERING TO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL AID SYSTEM

EDM number 244 in 2005-06, proposed by Keith Vaz on 06/06/2005.

That this House notes with concern the Legal Services Commission's (LSC) proposed plans to introduce price competitive tendering to the Criminal Legal Aid System; expresses concern that the changes would force smaller, high street solicitors out of business; fears the proposals would have a particularly detrimental effect on vulnerable members of the community, and black and ethnic minority communities; and urges the LSC to carry out a pilot scheme so that the full effects of the proposals can be properly ascertained.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Keith Vaz	06/06/2005	Leicester East	Labour	Proposed
Lynne Jones	07/06/2005	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
Mike Hancock	07/06/2005	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Martin Caton	08/06/2005	Gower	Labour	Seconded
Colin Breed	08/06/2005	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Stephen Hepburn	08/06/2005	Jarrow	Labour	Seconded
Elfyn Llwyd	08/06/2005	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	08/06/2005	Islington North	Labour	Signed
David Drew	08/06/2005	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	08/06/2005	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	08/06/2005	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	09/06/2005	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	09/06/2005	Burton	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	09/06/2005	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Hywel Williams	09/06/2005	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	09/06/2005	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	13/06/2005	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	13/06/2005	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	15/06/2005	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Evan Harris	16/06/2005	Oxford West and Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Meale	16/06/2005	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	16/06/2005	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	20/06/2005	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	20/06/2005	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julia Goldsworthy	20/06/2005	Falmouth and Camborne	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	22/06/2005	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Heyes	23/06/2005	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	30/06/2005	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McDonnell	04/07/2005	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	05/07/2005	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	06/02/2006	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Helen Goodman	09/02/2006	Bishop Auckland	Labour	Signed

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