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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

My Lords, with the implicit trust that the House has in me—I am glad to see the noble Lord, Lord Bach, nodding vigorously—I assure the House that these are minor technical amendments. They are really a belt-and-braces exercise to ensure that there are no gaps between the Bill coming into force in April 2013 and various contractual arrangements that we must have. They are minor technical amendments to cover an eventuality in which things did not quite knit together in passing from one Bill to another. I hope that the House will accept that assurance. I have written explaining in detail, and the letter is in the Library of the House. I beg to move. Amendment 123 agreed. Amendments 124 and 125 Moved by