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Legal Services Bill [HL]

My Lords, I will certainly seek to discuss this. I cannot say that I can initiate because initiation comes from within the Scottish Parliament. The noble Lord will understand that my hands are tied. This is absolutely within the jurisdiction of a devolved matter. I must wait to see the Ministers appointed. I have no doubt that the Law Society of Scotland will make representations. We shall see where the Parliament and the Executive wish to go with it. We will not stand in its way, but I do not want to pretend that I am hopeful that we will be able to do it during the passage of the Bill. If we can, we will, but I cannot pretend that I am certain of that.