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Legal Services Bill [HL]

I am most grateful to the Minister for patiently responding to the many interventions made in the course of this debate. I am sure she does not underestimate the importance of the issues that lie behind the amendment. The Government, after all, set up the Clementi investigation. Sir David ultimately made a clear choice between two models, and consciously rejected the financial services model in favour of one in which the Legal Services Board was a supervisor only. There was a long debate in the Joint Committee, chaired by my noble friend Lord Hunt. The Government’s response to the principle of the supervisory role was clearly favourable. It is therefore only natural that your Lordships’ House should be looking to the Government to reflect in the Bill that course of events. The Minister has said that she will reflect on these things. Under those circumstances, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. On Question, Whether Clause 48 shall stand part of the Bill?