§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department what funding he plans to make available for the Surrey Mediation Forum. [74682]
§ Mr. HoonNone. It has not been the Government's policy to provide core funding to individual or local mediation organisations, although some support is provided in family mediation to national representative organisations for the development of the family mediation function.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to assist the development of a national mediation council. [74683]
§ Mr. HoonNone, although some support has been provided in family mediation to national representative organisations for the development of the family mediation function.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to ensure common standards of practice between the private and legally aided mediation sectors. [74681]
§ Mr. HoonThe Government are not aware that there are distinct private and legally aided mediation sectors. Individual family mediators, however, undertake both private and publicly funded work. The standards of practice required for publicly funded family mediation work are set out in the contracts individual family mediators have with the Legal Aid Board.