HC Deb 07 March 1994 vol 239 c6W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take urgent action to seek a change in the law to make directors of firms, whose neglect of maintenance of commercial vehicles is the cause of road deaths, personally responsible for manslaughter.

Mr. Key

The Law Commission is currently reviewing the law on manslaughter and expects shortly to publish a consultation paper.