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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

Debate on bills on Tuesday, 19 December 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Scotland of Asthal. The answering member was Lord Henley.
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and commmitted to a Grand Committee.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

687 c1896-959 

Session

2006-07

Department

Home Office

Legislative stage

Second reading

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Related items

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 19-En also published.
Tuesday, 5 December 2006
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 687 c1901 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend is bringing her opening speech to a close. I notice that my noble friend L...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 687 c1902 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend gave way. I would like to ask a specific question. If a similar situation ...

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Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 687 c1902 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I know that my noble friend is familiar with what I am going to say. The relevant criteria...
Lord Henley | 687 c1902-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this Bill with her usual elegance and lucidity and fo...
Lord Lyell of Markyate | 687 c1900 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise to the Minister for interrupting, but she is coming to a most important point ...
Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 687 c1896-900 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. I am very pleased to be opening o...
Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 687 c1900-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had every intention of doing so, but I understand the anxiety of the noble and learned L...
Lord Judd | 687 c1918 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that we all cheer my noble friend for her powerful and clear presentation of the...
Lord Parekh | 687 c1909-11 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I compliment the Government on introducing this long-overdue Bill. In the past few years m...
Baroness D'Souza | 687 c1907-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Article 2 under the Human Rights Act guarantees everyone the right to life. This long-awai...
Lord Cotter | 687 c1905-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also thank the noble Baroness for giving a clear exposition of the Bill, as she habitual...
Earl of Mar and Kellie | 687 c1914-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, not surprisingly, I am interested in the Scottish aspects of the Bill. I am very pleased t...
Lord Lyell of Markyate | 687 c1914 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, just immediately, I am not sure that I have understood the question, which is undoubtedly ...
Lord Wedderburn of Charlton | 687 c1913-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord for giving way. I understand that he is c...
Lord Lyell of Markyate | 687 c1911-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by declaring an interest as chairman of Stowe School and a trustee of Stowe House ...
Lord Sawyer | 687 c1924-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will be brief and probably not quite as colourful as the noble Lord, Lord James of Black...
Lord James of Blackheath | 687 c1920-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not a lawyer, but I come to this Bill from the perspective of someone who has spent m...
Lord Rosser | 687 c1927-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, support the intentions of the Bill, as there is concern—not only from trade unions...
Lord Hoyle | 687 c1926-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of Amicus and a past president of two of its founder uni...
Lord Boyd of Duncansby | 687 c1939-42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this Friday, 22 December, sees the seventh anniversary of the deaths of the Findlay family...
Lord Whitty | 687 c1932-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much welcome the Bill. In so doing I should declare two current interests. I am a m...
Lord Ramsbotham | 687 c1929-32 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join all those who have expressed their gratitude to the Minister for the clarity with w...
Baroness Turner of Camden | 687 c1937-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very glad indeed that we now have this Bill before the House. I should declare an int...
Lord Brennan | 687 c1935-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, to legislate on criminal liability for causing death is profoundly serious parliamentary b...
Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 687 c1945 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that I might be forgiven for also speaking extremely briefly in the gap. I make onl...
Lord Berkeley | 687 c1942-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Government’s approach to this Bill and their willingness to accept good argu...
Lord Tyler | 687 c1945-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to have a brief opportunity to contribute to the debate. There have been a n...
Lord Lee of Trafford | 687 c1947-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I declare my involvement over the years in the boardrooms of a number of public and...
Lord Hunt of Wirral | 687 c1949-53 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my interest as president of the All-Party Group on Occupational Safety and Healt...
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova | 687 c1953-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a most interesting and high-quality debate and I am most grateful to all nob...
Lord Berkeley | 687 c1957 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble and learned friend for giving way. I was interested to hear his ...
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova | 687 c1957-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, regarding the position of the Crown, the difference is that one is dealing with decisions ...
Baroness Stern | 687 c1918 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the nobleLord for that contribution. Obviously, I agree wholeheartedly with what h...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 687 c1918-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Baroness, who has recorded a number of salient points t...
Baroness Stern | 687 c1915-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Bill not because I hunger for more offences to be created and more people to...
Lord Wedderburn of Charlton | 687 c1944-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is an important Bill for which many people have waited a long time, and the reference...

Subjects

Clubs
Armed forces
Death
Companies
Directors
Crown immunity
Corporate manslaughter
Disqualification
Liability
Jurisdiction
Health and safety
Fines
Exemptions
Government departments
Emergency services
Police
Prosecutions
Management
Police custody
Public bodies
Negligence
Training

Legislation

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill 2005-06 to 2006-07

Link

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