§ 39. Mr. KidneyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how he intends that experience of the pilot and associate pilot schemes will inform the process of establishing a national community legal service. [91638]
§ Mr. VazThe Pioneers and Associates were chosen for two reasons. First, they are all committed to developing high quality, responsive services to meet the needs of local communities. And second, they represent a range of areas with different characteristics. Some are urban, some rural and some semi-rural. This means that, in one way or another, the various models of best practice which emerge will be capable of transfer onto a national basis.
There will be a careful rolling out, so that the lessons from the Pioneers and Associates can be tailored in a detailed way to meet specific local needs in the rest of the country.
§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how the Pioneer Partnerships for the community legal service have sought to improve access to legal advice and representation by socially excluded groups; and if he will make a statement. [91637]
§ Mr. VazThe Pioneer Partnerships are working to establish best practice in joined up planning of the advice provision. This will ensure we have the right services of the right quality at the right price to allow the disadvantaged to resolve disputes, enforce their rights or seek the protection of the courts.