Legal Services Bill [HL]

My Lords, I shall not take this matter further, other than adding a few words in conclusion. I remain bewildered that, on the one hand, the noble Baroness can say that there is no conflict and that the provisions in the Bill are entirely consistent with the regulator’s hegemony but that, on the other hand, she is reluctant to say that in the Bill. If the underlying facts confirm the regulator’s hegemony, I see no reason why on Earth that cannot be said in the Bill for the sake of certainty. However, I think that this is now a matter for another place. On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 83 [Licensing rules]: