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Legal Services Bill [HL]

In reply to the remarks of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, I was not trying to be disingenuous in what I was saying. The difficulty with the amendment as it is framed is that it would invite access to justice to be the priority above the other regulatory objectives. The noble and learned Lord may disagree with me, but I think that that would be a potential consequence. I would not try to use a false argument and I hope that the noble and learned Lord accepts that. I am not suggesting that we should not consider how we might reinforce the duties of the licensing authorities. I have no difficulty with that, either.