§ Lord Chanasked Her Majesty's Government:
How the new arrangements for the funding of the Immigration Advisory Service by the Legal Services Commission will affect the work of the service. [HL4014]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Lord Filkin)The terms of the contract that will be awarded to the Immigration Advisory Service (LAS) following the transfer of funding from the Home Office to the Legal Services Commission have yet to be finalised. Ministers will write to the IAS and the noble Lord in the near future, when the position and impact on work will be clearer.
§ Lord Chanasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the transfer of funding to the Legal Services Commission will hinder the work of the Immigration Advisory Service. [HL4191]
§ Lord FilkinThe terms of the contract that will be awarded to the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) following the transfer of funding from the Home Office to the Legal Services Commission have yet to be finalised. Ministers will write to the IAS and the noble Lord in the near future, when the position and impact on work will be clearer.