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Legal Services Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister. I am quite sure that the noble and learned Lord would not exercise his discretionary power in a prejudicial way. My concern is about the structure of the relationship between the board and the OLC. The OLC is subject to the board’s jurisdiction. The right person to take decisions about the size of the OLC and its composition is surely the Legal Services Board, not the noble and learned Lord. That is the purpose of these amendments. I have listened very carefully to the Minister's reply; there is no meeting of minds on this matter therefore I wish to ask the opinion of the House. On Question, Whether the said amendment(No. 322) shall be agreed to? Their Lordships divided: Contents, 33; Not-Contents, 40.