Clause 7
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill
9:45 am
Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey, Liberal Democrat)
I have a couple of additional questions, and the Minister will see that I have added my name to the amendments, both of which come from the Law Society of Scotland, which raised questions with the hon. Gentleman and with me. The amendments probe the wider question of what is behind the organisation of the new system. There are later amendments about what we will call the groupings of the organisation, but it would be helpful if the Minister explained the theory behind the way in which the tribunal system will be divided into areas. For example, the European Court of Human Rights sits in chambers subdivided into groups of judges, so that more people can deal with cases at any one time. There is obviously a logic in having groupings, but if she could flesh out the thinking behind the provisions, that would be helpful not only to us but to others who have an interest in such matters.