Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

I am disappointed by the Minister’s reply, but I shall consider carefully what he said. I shall almost certainly want to bring this matter back before the House. The Minister made the valid point that there is no limitation period for individual charges of manslaughter. That is for the obvious reason that in individual cases of manslaughter by gross negligence, death almost always results very quickly thereafter. That would not apply in the case of corporate manslaughter, where one might be investigating systems of work which were operating 10 or 20 years ago. That is the crucial distinction, to which I shall return. Meanwhile, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clauses 17 to 20 agreed to. [Amendment No. 94 not moved.] Schedule 2 agreed to. Clause 21 agreed to. Clause 22 [Extent and territorial application]: