§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to institute a review of the judicial system in the Channel Islands to fulfil his responsibilities to ensure that good government is being maintained.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI have no reason to believe such a review is necessary.
§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what rights of appeal British citizens have to British courts and Government Departments when they have a grievance against courts in the Channel Islands;
(2) how he ensures that the United Kingdom citizens have the same rights of legal review of court decisions in the Channel Islands as on the mainland in cases where appeal judges from the English bench are involved.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe Channel Islands are not within the United Kingdom. They have their own courts and courts of appeal with full jurisdiction. Senior barristers from the United Kingdom, appointed by the Queen, serve on the panel from which appeal court judges are drawn. There is a final avenue of appeal to the judicial committee of the Privy Council.