Tom Brake – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Department of Health on proposed fixed cost regime change to the civil procedure rules; and what consequences the proposed changes will have on his Department’s policies.

Dominic Raab

My officials are supporting the Department of Health in its consideration of fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence claims. The Government remains supportive of the principle of extending fixed recoverable costs and we continue to consider areas in which implementation might be appropriate and workable.