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Proceeding contribution from Lord Beamish (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 June 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Armed Forces Bill.


Armed Forces Bill

I agree with the hon. Gentleman and pay tribute to those two individuals. However, he does not understand that the chief coroner's role is to drive up standards across the country. Following pressure from the hon. Gentleman when he was in opposition, we rightly allowed military inquests to move away from where the body arrives back in the UK and inquests can now be heard at other coroners courts. The important thing about the chief coroner is that his role would be to ensure that the high standards kept by the two coroners of whom the hon. Gentleman speaks are consistently applied throughout the country.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
529 c985 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Armed forces Annual reports Deployment Coroners Housing Standards Reserve forces
Legislation
Armed Forces Bill 2010-12
Link
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