Judicial Appointments/Supreme Court

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 12:00 am on 27 May 2004.

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Photo of Peter Bottomley Peter Bottomley Conservative, Worthing West 12:00, 27 May 2004

Let us consider the issue the other way around. No one has argued that changes to the judicial role of the House of Lords meant that the turnout came down to 59 per cent. at the general election. We must search in other areas for an explanation of that.