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Legal Services Act 2007 (Functions of an Approved Regulator) Order 2009

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their comments. I think all Members of the House have a natural concern about Henry VIII powers, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Henley, for his scrutiny and his acceptance that they are appropriate in this case. I apologise on behalf of the Government for the drafting errors. I do my best to ensure that we make no errors, but I am afraid that we do. However, I am not going to apologise for the "torrent of legislation", as it has been put. In the past Session I have been involved in a good amount of legislation, and one of its intentions has been to make things more appropriate, simpler and more straightforward. The 2007 Act is such a piece of legislation, as are the Acts that we will be coming on to. I am sorry that the noble Lord, Lord Thomas, has lost the word "taxation" in the consequential amendments order, but the world moves on. I think we are right to present the order that causes its loss. Motion agreed.