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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. Amendments agreed to on question. Part 2 of 3 records.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

691 c1309-37

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 Kingsland | 691 c1332-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 435: 435: Clause 169, page 88, line 20, at end insert— ““( ) The duty to compl...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1336 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister rightly recalled the long series of amendments that we tabled in Committee to...

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Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1334 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I understand it from our discussions with the Department of Trade and Industry, the pro...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1333-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness but does she not agree with me that there is an i...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1333 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord. Since we discussed this previously, I have consulted the ...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 691 c1333 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my support to what the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, said. The amendment has particula...

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1334-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 436: 436: Clause 170, page 88, line 36, after ““(c)”” insert ““section 89 of a...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1334 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall not comment somewhat ironically on that intervention. I am most grateful. I beg le...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1334 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am more than happy to set out in writing the concerns of the Department of Trade and Ind...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1334 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I entirely appreciate that the noble Baroness is acting on advice from the department, but...

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1336 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, to save a little time during the dinner break, I can give the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, ...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1336 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, then I shall look forward not only to three but four courses. On Question, amendment agre...

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1337 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that further consideration on Report be now adjourned. In moving the Motion,...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1336-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 436A to 446: 436A: Schedule 16, page 218, line 37, leave out paragraph 2 and...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1311 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 389 and 390: 389: Clause 149, page 78, line 29, leave out ““Secretary of Sta...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1311 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 391: 391: Clause 152, page 79, line 14, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and i...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1311 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 392 and 393: 392: Clause 154, page 79, line 38, at end insert ““unless in re...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1309-10 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 384: 384: Clause 141, page 74, line 2, leave out from ““to”” to ““approved”” i...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1311 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 385 and 386: 385: Clause 141, page 74, line 6, leave out ““of approved regul...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1310 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for bringing forward these amendments to Clause 1...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1311 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 394: 394: Clause 154, page 80, line 19, at end insert ““, or (c) provision whi...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1311-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 395: 395: After Clause 154, insert the following new Clause— ““Regulatory arra...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 691 c1312-3 (Link to this contribution) moved AmendmentNo. 396: 396: Clause 155, page 80, line 26, leave out ““offices”” and insert ““offi...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1313-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, by virtue of Clause 137(4), an ombudsman’s determination becomes final and binding if acce...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 691 c1314 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have heard the words of the Minister, and I thank her for considering further a matter t...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1314 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 400: 400: Before Clause 158, insert the following new Clause— ““Board’s genera...

Lord Hunt of Wirral | 691 c1315 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I strongly agree with my noble friend. It might be helpful if the Minister gave us a more ...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1315 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted that the noble Lord awaits my response with eagerness and anticipation, but...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1316 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think the noble Lord knows that there are specific requirements in different parts of th...

Lord Hunt of Wirral | 691 c1315 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it might be of great assistance to the House if the Minister could indicate where in the B...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1317 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for her response, though, as she might imagine, s...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1317-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 402 to 404: 402: After Clause 159, insert the following new Clause— ““Power ...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1319 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 405 and 406: 405: Clause 161, page 84, line 9, leave out ““Secretary of Stat...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1317 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am much obliged. In those circumstances, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendme...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1319-21 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 413: 413: After Clause 165, insert the following new Clause— ““Establishment c...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 691 c1322 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I strongly support the amendments tabled in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, an...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1319 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 407 and 408: 407: Clause 162, page 84, line 35, leave out ““Secretary of Sta...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1319 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 409 to 412: 409: Clause 165, page 85, line 16, leave out ““Secretary of Stat...

Lord Borrie | 691 c1323 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, during the 20th century the legal profession, particularly the solicitors, came more and m...

Lord Hunt of Wirral | 691 c1323-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Borrie, has missed one of the key points in this debate: the whole is...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1324-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have not had any conversations with the Treasury. I do have the word ““Resist”” written ...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1328 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the quality of the debate on the amendment has been high even by the standards of the deba...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1329 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 415: 415: Clause 166, page 85, line 36, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and i...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1329 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 417: 417: Clause 166, page 85, line 40, at end insert— ““( ) In apportioning o...

Lord Hunt of Wirral | 691 c1329 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with my noble friend’s comments, particularly on Amendment No. 417. Proportionalit...

Lord Hunt of Wirral | 691 c1326 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, these are important figures, and they are higher than those given in the regulatory impact...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1326-7 (Link to this contribution) Yes, my Lords, I can give the noble Lord that assurance. Noble Lords will also want to know the det...

Lord Clinton-Davis | 691 c1327-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before my noble friend sits down, the Bar Council and the Law Society have made certain ob...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1328 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have never heard the argument that new entrants will be affected in that way. Perhaps my...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1330-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I appreciate that the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, has brought this issue back again. I hav...

Lord Campbell of Alloway | 691 c1331 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the Minister sits down, I understand her reply but, as there is some useful materia...

Lord Campbell of Alloway | 691 c1329-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support this. Proportionality, yes, but in what context and in what sense? This truly gi...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1332 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 434: 434: Clause 168, page 87, line 39, at end insert— ““( ) any amount payabl...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1332 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 429 to 431: 429: Clause 166, page 86, line 24, leave out ““Secretary of Stat...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1332 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 432: 432: Clause 167, page 86, line 43, leave out ““Secretary of State’s”” and...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1332 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 427: 427: Clause 166, page 86, line 23, at end insert— ““( ) But subsection (7...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1331 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not willing to commit to say that we will make this into formal guidance. I am sure, ...

Lord Kingsland | 691 c1331-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for her response. What she said about Amendment No. 417...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1332 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 418 to 419: 418: Clause 166, page 86, line 2, leave out ““Secretary of State...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 691 c1317 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, yes.

Subjects

Complaints

Cost effectiveness

Costs

Legal profession

Finance

Fees and charges

Law Society

Standards

Regulation

Financial Reporting Council

Legal Services Board

Office for Legal Complaints

Legislation

Legal Services Bill (HL) 2006-07

Contains statistics

Yes

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