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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

I do not think that that would happen under this proposed legislation. That is why it is an improvement. However, it is true that the number of cases that have previously been brought under corporate manslaughter in the absence of this proposed legislation is very small indeed; there have been about seven since 1992, and all of the companies involved have been very small. So to that extent I very much take on board the point that my hon. Friend makes. I must now give way to the hon. Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve), and then I shall attempt to make some progress.