Question follow-through · 1330
Administration of Estates: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing legal mechanisms for resolving disputes between carers and estates in cases where care-related costs were incurred based on written but no
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing legal mechanisms for resolving disputes between carers and estates in cases where care-related costs were incurred based on written but no
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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21 May 2026
Answer published
In England and Wales, contract law is largely a matter of common law rather than statute. There is no legally specified template for a contract. However, a contract is formed when an agreement contains several key elements such as the making and acceptanc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Legal Aid Scheme
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that members of the public are able to identify and access appropriate legal advice and support where their needs cross different areas of the justice system, includi