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Legal Aid Scheme: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Commons · Question 84015 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 29 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of levels of access to legal aid in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency; and what steps his Department is taking to improve access.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 29 Oct 2025

This Government recognises the important role that legal aid plays in helping some of the most vulnerable in society access legal advice.The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) monitors the numbers of providers in each procurement area and across all categories of law...