All 1 Debates between Tristram Hunt and Ian C. Lucas

Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

Debate between Tristram Hunt and Ian C. Lucas
Wednesday 24th November 2010

(14 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ian C. Lucas Portrait Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)
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My hon. Friend is making an extremely important and persuasive case. Is not all the evidence that judicial review of administrative action is increasing? For example, very recently, the Digital Economy Act 2010 was opened up by the courts for judicial review. It is less controversial than this, but it inevitably suggests that there will be more review in future.

Tristram Hunt Portrait Tristram Hunt
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My hon. Friend is right, and I shall come in a moment to the Hunting Act 2004, which is another piece of legislation that was open to judicial review. In the courts at the moment, there is the extraordinary situation of an election court judging my—I not sure of the correct parliamentary terminology—previous hon. Friend the Member for Oldham—