Legal Services Bill [HL]

The Government’s position is that we set our face against the involvement of the Lord Chief Justice being on the face of the Bill. I think I said at Second Reading, and say again now categorically, that there may well be circumstances where the Secretary of State or Lord Chancellor would wish to consult the Lord Chief Justice and others. It may happen. That does not satisfy the noble Lord and I do not expect it to, but I am not—