Legal Services Bill [Lords]

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment No. 6, in page 3, line 36, at end insert— ‘( ) The approval of the Lord Chancellor is required for the appointment of a person to be the chairman or to be another member of the Panel.’. Amendment No. 7, in page 4, line 25, after ‘appointed’, insert ‘by the Board following public advertisement and selection by the prevailing standards for selection of members of public bodies and’. Government amendments Nos. 79 and 80. Amendment No. 8, in page 5, line 19, clause 11, at end insert— ‘(4) It shall be the duty of the Board (subject to subsection (5))— (a) to provide the Consumer Panel with all such information as, having regard, in particular, to the need to preserve commercial confidentiality, the Board considers appropriate to disclose to the Panel for the purpose of enabling the Panel to carry out their functions; and (b) to provide the Panel with all such further information as the Panel may require. (5) The Board is not required to provide information by virtue of subsection (4)(b) if, having regard to— (a) the need to preserve commercial confidentiality, and (b) any other matters that appear to the Board to be relevant, it is reasonable for the Board to refuse to disclose it to the Panel.’. Amendment No. 24, in page 120, line 6, schedule 1, at end insert ‘with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice’. Amendment No. 147, in page 120, line 9, schedule 1, after ‘Chancellor’, insert ‘with the approval of the Lord Chief Justice’. Amendment No. 25, in page 120, line 9, schedule 1, at end insert ‘with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice’. Government amendment No. 102. Amendment No. 26, in page 120, line 15, schedule 1, after ‘Chancellor’, insert ‘and Lord Chief Justice’. Amendment No. 75, in page 120, line 17, schedule 1, leave out ‘first’. Government amendments Nos. 103 and 104. Amendment No. 27, in page 121, line 17, schedule 1, after ‘Chancellor’, insert ‘and Lord Chief Justice’. Amendment No. 28, in page 122, line 6, schedule 1, after ‘Chancellor’, insert ‘with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice’. Amendment No. 29, in page 122, line 7, schedule 1, after ‘Chancellor’, insert ‘and Lord Chief Justice’. Amendment No. 30, in page 122, line 9, schedule 1, leave out ‘is’ and insert ‘and Lord Chief Justice are’. Amendment No. 31, in page 122, line 18, schedule 1, at end insert— ‘(4A) Before removing the chairman under sub-paragraph (1)(b), the Lord Chancellor must seek the approval of the Lord Chief Justice.’. Amendment No. 32, in page 122, line 19, schedule 1, leave out ‘removing’ and insert ‘the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice remove’. Government amendment No. 106. Amendment No. 33, in page 122, line 20, schedule 1, after ‘Chancellor’, insert ‘and the Lord Chief Justice’. Amendment No. 34, in page 122, line 21, schedule 1, after ‘Chancellor’, insert ‘and Lord Chief Justice’.