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Small Claims (Courts)

: I hope that the hon. Gentleman will think again if he is suggesting that the Committee came to its conclusion because of the lobbying power of the insurance industry. If any group of people influenced the Committee significantly, it was probably the judges themselves, explaining what they believed their courts could cope with. I hope that the hon. Gentleman will withdraw the unworthy suggestion that the lobbying power of the insurance industry—whatever it may be—is any more significant than the obviously quite notable lobbying power of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.