Clause 17 - Chairman and deputy chairmen: selection
Courts Bill [Lords]
11:00 am
Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston, Labour)
The first part of my hon. Friend the Minister's explanation is logical and stands up to examination, but I have a worry about the use of English in the clause. That
''the election is made by those experienced as lay justices''
could be interpreted in such a way that people such as my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, East could participate in the election. The Minister needs to make it clear that the supplemental list is excluded.