Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

moved Amendment No. 60: 60: Clause 6 , page 5, line 35, after ““circumstances”” insert ““(or circumstances believed to be emergency circumstances)”” The noble Lord said: Amendment No. 60 stands in my name and that of my noble friend. In moving it, I will speak also to Amendments Nos. 65, 67, 68 and 71. These are further amendments that would remove amendments added by the Government on Report in another place. They take out a series of references to how the term ““emergency circumstances”” could be construed and consolidate them into one subsection. The meaning of the clause in that respect therefore remains unchanged, in that where circumstances were believed to have been emergency circumstances, they will count as such. I am sure that the noble and learned Lord will clarify that, and I should be interested to hear the rationale behind including those words. I look forward to his response. I beg to move.