Coroners and Justice Bill

The right hon. Gentleman has not been here all through the debate, and other speakers before myself have made the case that today's judiciary challenges strongly any Government claims that they have made the right decision. A judge in a judicial review challenge would be able to examine the Government's case that there were protected matters that should not be disclosed in an inquest. I support the Government's proposals in amendment 97, although there is still the question of whether a judge would bend over backwards to ensure that there is a jury in an inquest unless the case were particularly exceptional.