Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of sexual assaults and public order offences on the railways.”
Tabled: 13 September 2018Answered: 11 October 2018
Asked by
Justin Madders
Labour — Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr David Lammy)
We are making significant investments in legal aid: we have announced additional funding of up to £34 million a year for criminal legal aid advocates and an additional £92 million a year for criminal legal aid solicitors. We are also uplifting housing and immigration legal fees by £20 million a year—the first major increase since 1996.