Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

I believe that the hon. Gentleman is now trying to mirror the Minister’s approach and take the words out of our mouths. He knows full well that if we are not successful—I hope that we are—and the Minister, for his own reasons, cannot move to directors’ duties and penalties in this Bill, we have proposed potential changes to the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act. In Committee, we discussed consensus over that direction. We intend to push these concepts to the boundaries, and to push the Minister as far as we can to do the best that is possible in the Bill. If the Minister wishes us not to pursue the directors’ duties and the spectrum of penalties that we would like to see, I hope he will give us some reassurance that he will support us in trying to open a door—whether it be the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act or any other relevant legislation—to allow us to achieve what we seek to achieve.