Emerging from the 10th session of the Legal Services Bill committee it is clear that this Bill is not yet in its final form. That is not to say that any of the parties involved are disagreeing with the basic Clementi vision. Rather, they have different interpretations of that vision; some of which we (the Conservatives) believe are of great importance to get right.
Considering the Bill has had a thorough going-over in the Lords – I initially thought that this would be a somewhat stale committee, with lots of set-piece debates aping the Lords debates – the quality of debate has been high, with many new issues raised. To maintain this positive spirit, I hope the Minister will come back with some helpful suggestions before we enter the report stage.
