Heidi Alexander

Heidi Alexander

Labour — Swindon South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 September 2024

Debate

Criminal Justice System: Progress of Cases

Contribution

I hesitate to answer the right hon. Gentleman’s question, given that my boss is a former barrister—I say that we cannot have too many. Only last week I discussed the adequacy of numbers of legal professionals in the Crown court with the chair of the Criminal Bar Association, Mary Prior, and I will be working with the profession to ensure not only that we are recruiting sufficient barristers to work in the courts, but that we are retaining barristers at the criminal Bar.

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