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Proceeding contribution from Madeleine Moon (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2).

Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)

I too was a member of the Committee considering the Coroners and Justice Bill, and I support the hon. Gentleman's amendment. Another issue that should be considered is the inconsistency in the recording of verdicts, especially narrative verdicts, which has been creeping in increasingly. In some coronial systems, coroners are recording up to 59% deaths as ““other””, which means that we are unclear about how those people died. Nationally, the average is 14%. That has a particular impact in cases of suicide. We must look ahead, because we know that we shall have a huge mental health problem when our troops come back from the front.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
534 c251 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Charities Agriculture Cooperation Contracts for services Coroners Flood control Environment protection Equality and Human Rights Commission Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Functions Forestry Commission Joint Nature Conservation Committee Environment Agency Pay Public bodies National Assembly for Wales Low Pay Commission Wales Rural areas Reorganisation S4C Youth justice Agricultural Wages Board Human Tissue Authority Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Youth Justice Board Commission for Rural Communities Natural England Marine Management Organisation Chief Coroner Dover Harbour Board
Legislation
Public Bodies Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
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