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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

I thank the Minister for his quasi-positive response. When we talk about longer term considerations, it always worries me that the relevant Minister will be subject to the pressures of time and Queen’s Speeches. I also worry that he will give consideration to this, but that it will be another 12 years before the Government, or the relevant Home Secretary, can free his department from the burden of more than 50 law and order Bills since 1997 in order to be able to get something like this into the Queen’s Speech. I shall withdraw the amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, always makes the point that there is not a lot of time. Could the Government see whether any progress on this could be made before this Bill becomes law? I fear that otherwise it will go into the great waste paper basket in the sky of government promises that cannot be fulfilled. In the mean time, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 85 to 89 not moved.] Clause 9 agreed to. Clauses 10 to 14 agreed to. Clause 15 [DPP's consent required for proceedings]: On Question, Whether Clause 15 shall stand part of the Bill?