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Legal Services Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Tuesday, 8 May 2007, in the House of Lords.

Legal Services Bill (HL). Lords Report stage third day. Amendment 354 agreed to on division (183 to 127). Amendment 383 agreed to on division (185 to 135). Part 1 of 3 records.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

691 c1272-96

Session

2006-07

Department

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Legislative stage

Procedure

New clauses

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Legal Services Bill (HL). As amended in Committee. In 2 volumes.
Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Neill of Bladen | 691 c1280 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have spoken on previous occasions on this issue, and I have made clear my view that this...

Viscount Bledisloe | 691 c1280 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I make two points in support of the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland. First, the comparison with...

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Earl of Onslow | 691 c1280 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am the only non-lawyer pleading for more money in lawyers’ pockets, but on this occasion...

Baroness Butler-Sloss | 691 c1279 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, support these amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland. I am particular...

Lord Clinton-Davis | 691 c1279 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I appeal to my noble friend to respond affirmatively to these amendments. I have not entir...

Lord Campbell of Alloway | 691 c1278-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendments as being of principle, for the reasons given by my noble friend. ...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1277-8 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 354: 354: Clause 130, page 67, line 12, at end insert— ““(ha) for an ombudsman...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1277 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for addressing the point made in Committee about the co...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1275-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 352: 352: Clause 129, page 66, line 21, leave out from ““rules”” to ““specifie...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1275 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 344 to 351: 344: Clause 127, page 65, line 20, leave out ““Secretary of Stat...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1275 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 342 to 343: 342: Clause 126, page 65, line 9, after ““mark”” insert ““attorn...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1274-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 339 to 341: 339: Clause 125, page 64, line 13, leave out ““Secretary of Stat...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 691 c1272-3 (Link to this contribution) moved AmendmentNo. 334: 334: After Clause 118, insert the following new Clause— ““Board’s function...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1272 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on behalf of my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer of Thoroton, I beg to move that the...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 691 c1274 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I express my gratitude to the Minister for giving further thought to the issue. It was dea...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1273-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord who, as he has indicated, returns to an issue that we deba...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1293-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it really pains me to stand up at the Opposition Dispatch Box and once again take issue wi...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1292-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord is very gracious in the way in which he puts forward his comments. Noble Lo...

Lord Lyell of Markyate | 691 c1291-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak briefly because the points have been strongly put by my noble friend Lord Ki...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 691 c1291 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the speech we have just heard from the noble Lord, Lord Borrie, came as music to my ears; ...

Lord Borrie | 691 c1290-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, for many years now, there have been independent reviews of the complaints system run in re...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1283 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, your Lordships’ have asked the Government to enshrine in the Bill the principle that an au...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1283 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, throughout this legislation we have debated the issues of fairness, proportionality and th...

Lord Elystan-Morgan | 691 c1283 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the Minister accept that the failure that we are concerned with is not that there is ...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1281-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if the noble Lord will let me continue, I will deal with that point. As I was saying, the...

Lord Campbell of Alloway | 691 c1281 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry. What is the object and justification for a mandatory costs imposition for that...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1281 (Link to this contribution) Indeed, my Lords, but I like to give the noble Lord credit where credit is due for at least some den...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1281 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful.I do not think that I said that I demolished her; Isaid that her argume...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1280 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have no doubt that the House is anxious to reach a conclusion. The noble Lord, Lord King...

Lord Mayhew of Twysden | 691 c1280 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, may I ask one further specific question? If this provision carries and is incorporated int...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 691 c1280 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I venture to say that no provision in the Bill has aroused stronger or more carefully argu...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1288-90 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 383: 383: After Clause 139, insert the following new Clause— ““Handling of com...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1287-8 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 382: 382: Clause 138, page 72, line 20, at end insert— ““( ) An ombudsman may ...

Lord Campbell of Alloway | 691 c1290 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendments, but I could not do so in only a few words unless I had listened ...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1287 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 367: 367: Clause 136, page 70, line 23, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and i...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1286-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 361to 364: 361: Clause 133, page 68, line 41, at end insert— ““(1A) The rule...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1287 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 379 and 380: 379: Clause 138, page 72, line 13, after ““complainant”” insert...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1287 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 369 to 375: 369: Clause 136, page 70, line 25, leave out ““Secretary of Stat...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1286 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 355: 355: Clause 130, page 67, line 16, leave out from ““opinion”” to end of l...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1286 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 356: 356: Clause 130, page 67, line 47, after ““(3)(h)”” insert ““, (ha)”” On...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1286 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 357 to 360: 357: Clause 131, page 68, line 15, leave out ““(but not determin...

Subjects

Complaints

Costs

Legal profession

Fees and charges

Standards

Regulation

Legal Services Board

Office for Legal Complaints

Alternative business structures

Legislation

Legal Services Bill (HL) 2006-07

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