Hang on.
An answer that I have been given is that this is all in the coalition agreement.
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Ward
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 November 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
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