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Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill

I am still dealing with the point raised by the hon. and learned Member for Harborough. It was a serious point, and I am dealing with it. As far as we are concerned, the juries that are used in these long cases—as they have been in the past—have sometimes lacked a broad representative capacity. The general idea is that we choose a jury randomly, and that it is broadly representative of the public. However, because of the nature of this kind of trial, we have not always been able to ensure that that is the case.