MD600 - problem is if you have a good few types on your licence then with LAPL(H) you have to achieve 6 hours in each type + the dual flight on type which gets expensive.
Where as with PPL(H) there are still groups for SEP & SET (bar R22 & R44).
Pros and cons to both. LAPL(H) also restricts number of passengers - which could be a problem for some.
But then for types when there are so few Examiners (e.g. Hiller) it would make sense to have an LAPL(H) and just do dual instead,
Camp Freddie - in a good few cases the 1hour dual may even be with an instructor who is also an examiner - the dual instruction is an ideal way of keeping standards higher as it allows the instructor to refresh the student on areas he might have otherwise failed in a PC (on which you cannot give instruction). Unlike pre-JAR (pre 2000) where you just got signed off for doing the 5 flying hours at least the EASA rules mean private pilots are still getting some input from a 'proficient' source (term used loosely!)
LAPL(H) allows a lot of experienced folk flying N-reg machines etc, due to medical reasons, to now get EASA licence - a lot of these flyers have more experience and capability than some commercial jockeys out there.