BillieBob, I don't think I explained myself clearly. I wasn't asking about NPPL(M) conversion to LAPL, but rather NPPL(M) -> NPPL(SSEA) -> LAPL.
If you look at the moment, its possibly to convert from NPPL(M) to NPPL(SSEA) relatively easily. The only next step on from that today (pre-EASA) is PPL, which wont count NPPL(M) training hours, so you have a sort of 2-class system, where you can get to the next step far easier if you did all your training on a light aircraft rather than 3Axis.
However, my understanding is that LAPL is meant to be very similar to NPPL(SSEA). As such, if you hold an NPPL(SSEA), whether via direct qualification, or via the NPPL(M) route, would it matter? All the more so as most of the light sport aircraft intended to match the LAPL qualification come from the 3Axis microlight stable, as I see it.
Does that make my question clearer? Ta. IPZ