HC Deb 28 October 2003 vol 412 c140W
24. Ross Cranston

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what recent progress the Lord Chancellor has made in increasing consumer choice in legal services. [134519]

Mr. Lammy

The Government have commissioned an independent review of the regulation of legal services aimed at promoting competition and innovation and improving services for consumers and we are reviewing future demand for legal services and the suppliers needed particularly in the publicly funded sector. We have already decided to open up the probate market to new providers, which should enable consumers to benefit from better and more cost effective services.