Access To Legal Aid (EDM679)

Access To Legal Aid

EDM number 679 in 2014-15, proposed by Ian Lavery on 12/01/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Crimes of violence and Legal aid.

That this House welcomes the legal challenge by Rights of Women on the lawfulness of the Government's changes to access to legal aid which prevents victims of domestic abuse from accessing legal aid for family cases, even where there has been violence or ongoing risk of violence; notes that legal aid is a lifeline for victims of domestic abuse; further notes that legal aid enables victims to escape abusive relationships, protect their children and manage their financial situations; further notes that two women are killed each week as a result of domestic abuse; and calls on the Government to enable victims of domestic abuse to access legal remedies so they can safely leave violent relationships.

This motion has been signed by a total of 42 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Ian Lavery	12/01/2015	Wansbeck	Labour	Proposed
Katy Clark	12/01/2015	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Seconded
Ian Davidson	12/01/2015	Glasgow South West	Labour	Seconded
Michael Connarty	12/01/2015	Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Labour	Seconded
Jim Sheridan	12/01/2015	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Labour	Seconded
David Crausby	12/01/2015	Bolton North East	Labour	Seconded
Frank Doran	12/01/2015	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	12/01/2015	Luton North	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	13/01/2015	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	13/01/2015	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Mike Hancock	13/01/2015	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dennis Skinner	13/01/2015	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	13/01/2015	Hampstead and Kilburn	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	13/01/2015	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Meale	13/01/2015	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	13/01/2015	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Margaret Ritchie	13/01/2015	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Mark Durkan	13/01/2015	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Jim Shannon	13/01/2015	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Lady Hermon	14/01/2015	North Down	Independent	Signed
Martin Caton	14/01/2015	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	14/01/2015	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Liz McInnes	14/01/2015	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	14/01/2015	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
John Cryer	14/01/2015	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Grahame Morris	14/01/2015	Easington	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	15/01/2015	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	15/01/2015	Islington North	Labour	Signed
John Leech	15/01/2015	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Charles Kennedy	20/01/2015	Ross, Skye and Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Godsiff	20/01/2015	Birmingham, Hall Green	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	21/01/2015	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Bob Russell	22/01/2015	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	22/01/2015	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	22/01/2015	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mary Glindon	22/01/2015	North Tyneside	Labour	Signed
Caroline Lucas	28/01/2015	Brighton, Pavilion	Green	Signed
Chris Ruane	03/02/2015	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
Chris Williamson	04/02/2015	Derby North	Labour	Signed
Mark Hendrick	04/02/2015	Preston	Labour	Signed
George Galloway	11/02/2015	Bradford West	Respect	Signed
Yasmin Qureshi	24/03/2015	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed

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