Speeches by Cox.

“You can.”

“The role and remit of juries has changed over time, so the governance of juries has a history. One might argue—whatever one thinks about the rights and wrongs of this—that this is another phase in the transitional governance of juries through democratic processes. Would you agree with that?”

“If this is public data—the model that you are using—why can’t it be anonymised and shared?”

“What is the difference between the modelling the MOJ is currently doing on this and the modelling that Leveson’s team did, in a nutshell?”

“If this is public data—the model that you are using—why can’t it be anonymised and shared?”

“It is a principle that has also changed over time, hasn’t it?”

“You can.”

“The Leveson review states: “There exists no such constitutional or common law right to a trial by jury.” The context for the report saying that is linked to Lord Justice Auld’s work when he looked into the history of jury trials and the rights to jury trials and concluded that “a free man’s right to the lawful judgment…”

“What is the difference between the modelling the MOJ is currently doing on this and the modelling that Leveson’s team did, in a nutshell?”

“The right to elect has also changed over time; it has had different forms in different periods. Does that have any bearing on your thinking on this matter?”

“I had finished.”

“Thank you. I think that is probably all I need on that; I will move on to the hearing question. The Leveson review and the Government have both stressed that jury trials for the most serious indictable-only offences have more than doubled in hearing time since 2001. Why do you think that has occurred?”

“The role and remit of juries has changed over time, so the governance of juries has a history. One might argue—whatever one thinks about the rights and wrongs of this—that this is another phase in the transitional governance of juries through democratic processes. Would you agree with that?”

“It is a principle that has also changed over time, hasn’t it?”

“The right to elect has also changed over time; it has had different forms in different periods. Does that have any bearing on your thinking on this matter?”

“I am talking about our legal history. There is a lot of talk here about there being an ancient right to jury trial. I am looking at that to ask whether there is.”

“The Leveson review states: “There exists no such constitutional or common law right to a trial by jury.” The context for the report saying that is linked to Lord Justice Auld’s work when he looked into the history of jury trials and the rights to jury trials and concluded that “a free man’s right to the lawful judgment…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. I share his concern about the impact of the closure in Southend, which is a community that I know very well. Does he agree that the community in Colchester will also be hard hit by the situation, with a number of redundancies in and around that campus too?”

“Would my hon. Friend agree that it is a desperate situation when so many of our universities are heading into deficit? According to the Office for Students, we are talking about a very large number—about 40% to 50%. Does he agree that we really need action to put our universities back on a secure financial footing?”

“The Government are tackling patient waiting lists through NHS modernisation and reform. Does the Prime Minister agree that we need to tackle victim waiting lists by reforming our courts and criminal justice system?”