Update from Karen Buck MP
Posted by Karen Buck, MP for Regent's Park and Kensington North, at 17:24, Fri 19 January 2007:
KAREN SPEAKS OUT ON FUTURE OF LEGAL AID FUNDING
Karen speaks out about the proposals to change the legal aid system again in Parliament.
“The most vigorous representations from my local area come from the specialist providers, who fear that they will be squeezed out by cost and by the approach of the community legal advice networks and the community legal advice centres. Specialist housing organisations such as the independent community housing advice services, invaluable to me as a constituency MP, and organisations that work with private tenants, are extremely concerned about the prospects for their holistic approach to case management that has been built up over decades of expert work on complex housing cases. They have put forward cases and examples that have convinced me that there are serious problems…”
For details of Karen's full contribution including her successful debate in Westminster Hall then please visit www.karenbuck.org.uk
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GORDON BROWN VISITS STOWE CLUB
Chancellor Gordon Brown was joined by fellow Ministers Beverley Hughes, Ed Miliband and Ed Balls on a visit to the Stowe Club on Harrow Road yesterday. The visit was to meet groups of young people from a number of youth clubs based at the Stowe Club itself and others from around the country... Read the full article on www.karenbuck.org.uk
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KAREN SPEAKS TO THE WORLD AT ONE ABOUT EDUCATION OF HER SON Karen spoke to the BBC’s World At One programme to clarify the situation surrounding her son’s education. To listen to the interview in full visit www.karenbuck.org.uk
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For more about what is happening in North Westminster & Kensington visit www.karenbuck.org.uk
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Posted by Colm Linehan, 12:25, Sun 13 January 2008: (Is this post abusive?) #
Karen,
We haven't heard from you in a year. Any chance of an update? You could talk about Peter Hain, perhaps.
Colm