Illegal Migration Bill: Access to Justice

Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 16 May 2023.

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Photo of Alex Chalk Alex Chalk The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

No, absolutely not. Access to justice is at the heart of the Bill, and indeed we make sure that where it is necessary, people can have the legal advice to make those points. But the hon. Gentleman’s question is a little rich in circumstances where the SNP seems hellbent on getting rid of jury trials in some of the most significant cases. We are absolutely clear that juries are the lamp of our liberty. We will not be getting rid of them—why is the hon. Gentleman so keen to do so?