HC Deb 13 December 1995 vol 268 c1022

Mr. Alan Milburn, on behalf of Mr. Doug Hoyle, supported by Mr. Alan Milburn, Sir Ivan Lawrence, Mr. David Trimble, Mr. Alun Michael, Mr. Alex Carlile, Mr. Don Dixon, Dame Jill Knight, Ms Janet Anderson, Mr. John Greenway, Mr. John Hutton and Ms Jean Corston, presented a Bill to abolish the "year and a day rule" and, in consequence of its abolition, to impose a restriction on the institution in certain circumstances of proceedings for a fatal offence: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 9 February and to be printed. [Bill 30.]