Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 120088

Interest on Lawyers' Client Accounts Scheme

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether revenue raised under his Department's proposed Interest on Lawyer's Client Accounts scheme will be earmarked to support access to justice.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The Government is committed to the biggest expansion of legal aid in a generation as part of the Hillsborough Law and are investing millions on reforming the courts system through unlimited sitting days and better maintaining courts to deliver a world-cla...

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