Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 9 September 2026Answered: 15 September 2026
Asked by
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
Sarah Sackman
Early legal advice is absolutely essential to access to justice, and that is why one of the first actions we took when I became the Minister responsible for legal aid was to give legal aid lawyers delivering immigration and housing advice the first pay lift they had received since 1996—an injection of £20 million. That was precisely because of the issues the hon. Gentleman raises.