Rob Wilson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rob Wilson on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on ensuring that legal aid is targeted at people with a strong connection to the UK.

Chris Grayling

The Government believes that individuals should have a strong connection to the UK in order to benefit from the civil legal aid scheme and that the residence test we propose is a fair and appropriate way to demonstrate that connection.