§ Mr. Peter AtkinsonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many complaints his Department received concerning the conduct of lawyers acting on behalf of insurance firms in the settlement of claims for each year since 1990.
Mr. John M. TaylorSolicitors are members of an independent and self-regulating profession, and the Lord Chancellor is not responsible for their professional conduct. The Law Society has responsibility to ensure that solicitors observe proper standards, and in 1986 established the Solicitors Complaints Bureau to handle complaints against its members. My Department has no record of such complaints.