Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill

The hon. Gentleman is right that that is the intention, but I was trying to deal with both sides of the argument: what if there is a jury and what if a judge makes the decision. In our view, the safety of the verdicts will be there in any event. We are looking at what the best conditions will be for the judge to decide whether it should be a jury or non-jury trial. We therefore need to look at both sides of the argument and our view is that it will be a safe verdict either way.