Legal Services Bill [Lords]

Yes; the hon. Gentleman has pre-empted my third point. The hon. Member for North Durham is absolutely correct about there being a separate area of regulation for trade unions via certification. He argued that that is sometimes insufficiently strong and robust to do its job. Nevertheless, it marks trade unions out as different from a commercial structure doing the same thing. Clearly, trade unions—and, incidentally, some other bodies—do types of work that are not appropriate for the sort of regulation provided by the Bill. I am more than happy to consider that issue. I am thinking of work done on behalf of trade union members in pursuit of the core business of the trade union. I entirely agree that regulation that got down to the level of shop steward intervention or advice would not be appropriate. If that is the mischief that the Government are trying to remedy, I am with them. That is right.