Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 17 March 2015.
Shailesh Vara
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
11:30,
17 March 2015
What the right hon. Lady does not seem to accept is that the Minister is listening. He has increased the criteria that are required. Thousands of people have successfully applied for legal aid in domestic violence cases and many more will doubtless be successful.
violence occurring within the family
violence occurring within the family
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