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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Thursday 12 March 2009

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

297 and 299-300

Consideration of Bill

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Coroners and Justice Bill, As Amended

David Howarth

Mr Neil Gerrard

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

John McDonnell

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Total signatories: 10

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

2

Page  6,  line  2,  leave out Clause 11.

David Howarth

3

Page  7,  line  1,  leave out Clause 12.

Presumption of death investigation and certification

Mr Tim Boswell

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Chief Coroner must conduct an investigation into a person’s disappearance

when it appears to him that there is prima facie evidence that—

(a)	the person is thought to have died, or

(b)	the person has not been known to be alive for a period of at least 7 years.

(2)	If after an investigation under subsection (1) the Chief Coroner declares that the

person has died, he shall then issue a certificate of presumed death, which shall

be valid for all purposes as if it were a certificate of death.’.

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

4

Page  6,  line  4  [Clause  11],  after ‘if’, insert ‘the matter has been referred to the Lord

Chief Justice and he or she is’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

5

Page  6,  line  6  [Clause  11],  leave out ‘any of the reasons’ and insert ‘the reason’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

6

Page  6,  line  9  [Clause  11],  leave out ‘reasons are’ and insert ‘reason is’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

7

Page  6  [Clause  11],  leave out lines 12 to 16.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

8

Page  14,  line  33  [Clause  28],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

9

Page  15,  line  3  [Clause  28],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

10

Page  9,  line  23  [Clause  18],  at beginning insert ‘The Chief Coroner in consultation

with’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

11

Page  9,  line  26  [Clause  18],  leave out ‘Each Trust or Board’ and insert ‘The Chief

Coroner’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

12

Page  131,  line  27  [Schedule  4],  leave out first ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Edward Timpson

13

Page  131,  line  30  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

‘(3)	The senior coroner may then request the relevant person to submit, within three

months, a full update on any action he has taken, or alternatively detail the

reasons for any failure to take action.

(4)	The senior coroner must at the end of each year forward all reports and updates

to the Chief Coroner, who must present them to Parliament.’.

Causing harassment, alarm and distress: restriction of scope

Dr Evan Harris

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Public Order Act 1936 (c. 64) is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 5(1)(a) and (b) for “abusive or insulting” substitute “or abusive”.’.

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Revised 13 March 2009