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David Lammy MP

     
David Lammy MP  

David Lammy MP was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Constitutional Affairs on 13 June 2003.

He was elected Member of Parliament for Tottenham in June 2000 following the death of Bernie Grant.

Before being appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, David Lammy was Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health, appointed on 29 May 2002. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary for Rt Hon Estelle Morris at the Department of Education and a member of the Greater London Authority with a portfolio for Culture and Arts.

David Lammy was born on 19 July 1972. He studied Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in the University of London and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1995. He achieved a Masters degree in Law at the Harvard Law School in 1997. He has practised in both England and the USA.

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Responsibilities

The Secretary of State has allocated the following responsibilities to Mr Lammy:

  • Legal Aid, the Fundamental Legal Aid Review
  • The Legal Services Commission and Community Legal Service
  • Civil Justice Policy
  • Civil Law Development
  • Sir David Clementi's review of the regulatory framework for Legal Services
  • Domestic and International Legal Services
  • Legal Services Ombudsman
  • Law Commission
  • Land Law
  • Human Rights
  • Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
  • Land Registry


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