Clause 5
Compensation Bill [Lords]
4:30 pm
Oliver Heald (Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Assisted By Shadow Solicitor General), Constitutional Affairs; North East Hertfordshire, Conservative)
The hon. Gentleman’s view is that at least there is power over and regulation of solicitors, but is he really satisfied with a system that just lets the unions off? What is the position of the claims handler, Vendside, about which he speaks regularly, and which does not speak charitably of him? It is wholly owned by a trade union. Is he really satisfied that under the Bill, a body such as that can be let off because it comes under a trade union?