The Committee will hold its final evidence session for its inquiry into the Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid

Details of the oral evidence session are as follows:

Tuesday 20 February in The Grimond Room, PortcullisHouse

At 4.15pm: Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, Lord Chancellor; Vera Baird QC MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs; Sir Michael Bichard, Chair, Legal Services Commission; Carolyn Regan, Chief Executive, Legal Services Commission

A transcript of the session will be available (within 5 days) on the Reports and Publications page of the Committee?s website: www.parliament.uk/conaffcom/

Notes:

1. The full terms of reference for this inquiry are available at:

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/conaffcom/cac250706pn35.cfm

2. The DCA?s A Fairer Deal for Legal Aid is available on the Department for Constitutional Affairs website: www.dca.gov.uk. Lord Carter?s Review of Legal Aid Procurement is available at www.legalaidprocurementreview.gov.uk

3. Committee Membership is as follows: Rt Hon Alan Beith MP (Chairman), David Howarth MP, Si?n James MP, Mr Piara S Khabra MP, Jessica Morden MP, Julie Morgan MP, Robert Neill MP, Mr Andrew Tyrie MP, Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP, Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Jeremy Wright MP

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