Clause 45 — Meaning of "qualifying trigger"

Part of Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 7:45 pm on 9 November 2009.

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Photo of Jack Straw Jack Straw The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice 7:45, 9 November 2009

I understand the right hon. Lady's concerns and this is an inherently difficult issue, but let me say that it is nothing to do with political correctness. To say that is to trivialise this difficult issue. She chose the example-I did not-and in that case no charge of murder would lie and, if there were a charge and that was the totality of the evidence, it would not go to the jury.