Clause 11
Coroners and Justice Bill
10:30 am
Edward Garnier (Shadow Minister, Justice; Harborough, Conservative)
Now we have open agreement as well as implicit agreement. However, the main thing is that the public should know that the Opposition are deeply opposed to the clause. Whether we achieve that through a vote on clause stand part, or through votes on new clauses or amendments, makes no difference—it is a procedural device. I hope that those who are listening to this debate in Committee and who may read of it later will understand our purpose.
The hon. Member for Cambridge is right that clause 11 is an anti-jury clause, but it is just as much an anti-open justice clause.