Coroners and Justice Bill

That brings us right back to the substance of the general debate of how we should define homicide, and the issues raised by the Law Commission in relation to murder one, murder two and/or manslaughter. We have said, and this debate has demonstrated, that this is a complex, difficult and challenging issue which needs more time. If I may respectfully say so, this amendment seeks to circumvent that debate, not taking it head on but dealing with it by creating a different fudge—one that is very much wanted but one we really should resist.