§ 233 Page 121, line 41, at end insert:
§ 'The Legal Aid Act 1988 (c.34)
§ 12A. In section 15 of the Legal Aid Act 1988 (availability of, and payment for, representation in civil proceedings under Part IV) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (4)—
§ "(4A) A person may not be refused representation for the purposes of any proceedings on the ground (however expressed) that it would be more appropriate for him and a legal representative of his to enter into a conditional fee agreement (as defined by section 48 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990).".'.
§ The Lord ChancellorMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 233. This was spoken to with Amendment No. 75.
Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 233.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.