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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. It is a matter of happenstance that I am dealing with this amendment. The other amendments are in the same spirit, although to slightly different effect. I do not wish to intrude on the spat between the noble Lords, Lord McNally and Lord Bach. My concern, in this amendment, is not so much the detail, which we are going to develop in due course in argument, but more the question of principle, which I would suggest, and others all round the Committee have suggested, is at the moment embodied in this clause in a most unsatisfactory way. I am, however, very grateful for the conciliatory noises made by the noble Lord, Lord McNally, and for his assurance that what has been said in this debate, and what has been said in the various committees that have considered this clause, will be noted by the Lord Chancellor. I very much hope that, when this matter comes back on Report, those concerns can be reflected by the Minister. In that guise, I am happy to withdraw this amendment. Amendment 22 withdrawn. Amendments 23 to 27 not moved. Clause 8 agreed. Schedule 1 : Civil legal services Amendment 28 Schedule 1 : Civil legal services Amendment 28 Moved by
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c362-3 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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