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Corporate Manslaughter

Volume 263: debated on Monday 17 July 1995

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration has been given to the implications of the recent case in Hong Kong involving Ajax Engineers and Surveyors for the law covering corporate manslaughter in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [34304]

The Law Commission is currently examining the law on involuntary manslaughter, including corporate manslaughter. We will consider the implications of this case together with the commission's recommendations when it produces a report.