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Financial Guidance and Claims Bill (HL). Committee stage third sitting (morning).

Government amendments to clause 24, discussed with new clause 7 (Regulatory principles to be applied in respect of claims management services), agreed to. Clause 24 agreed to. Schedule 4 agreed to. Government amendments to schedule 5 agreed to. Schedule 5 agreed to as amended. Clause 25 agreed to. Government amendment to clause 26, discussed with Government new clause 3 (PPI claims: interim restriction on charges imposed by legal practitioners after transfer of regulation to FCA), agreed to. Clause 26 agreed to as amended. Amendment to clause 27 debated and withdrawn. Clauses 27 and 28 agreed to. Government amendments to clause 29, discussed with clause 30 stand part, agreed to. Clause 29 agreed to as amended. Government amendments to clause 30 agreed to. Clause 30 agreed to as amended. Clause 31 agreed to as amended. Government new clause 1 (Personal pension schemes requirement to recommend guidance etc.) agreed to. Government new clause 2 (Occupational pension schemes: requirements to recommend guidance) agreed to. Government new clause 3 (PPI claims: interim restriction on charges imposed by legal practitioners after transfer of regulation to FCA) agreed to. Government new clause 4 (Legal services regulators rules: charges for claims management services), discussed with Government new clause 5 (Extension of power of the Law Society of Scotland to make rules), agreed to. Government new clause 5 agreed to. Government new clause 6, discussed with new clause 9 (Ban on unsolicited real-time direct approaches by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of companies carrying out claims management services and a ban on the use by claims management companies of data obtained by such methods), agreed to on division (9 votes to 8). New clause 8 not called. New clause 9 negatived on division (8 votes to 9). New clause 12 (Provision of advice on consumer credit matters by legal advice clinics) debated and withdrawn. Bill as amended, reported (Bill 160). Written evidence reported to the House.