§ 37. Mr. Edward Gardnerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to disqualify convicted criminals from service on juries.
§ Mr. MayhewAs my right hon. Friend announced on 25 March—[Vol. 20, c.1120]—it is the Government's intention to widen the area of disqualification for jury 156W service to exclude anyone convicted of an imprisonable offence during the last 10 years even where no immediate sentence of imprisonment was imposed. The Government intend to bring forward proposals on these lines at an appropriate stage of the Administration of Justice Bill.