HC Deb 17 March 1998 vol 308 c565W
40. Mr. Swayne

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he plans to meet representatives of the Bar to discuss his statement to the House regarding conditional fee arrangements and legal aid. [33194]

45. Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he plans to meet the chairman of the Bar to discuss conditional fee arrangements and legal aid. [33199]

Mr. Hoon

Both my noble and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor and I, and our officials, have had a number of meetings with representatives of the Bar Council to discuss conditional fees. I last met the Chairman of the Bar last Tuesday to discuss the Government's consultation paper on conditional fees and legal aid.