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PAROLE FOR MURDERERS WHO REFUSE TO REVEAL WHERE REMAINS OF THEIR VICTIMS ARE HIDDEN

That this House notes the recent campaign by Marie McCourt, whose daughter Helen was murdered in 1988 and whose body has never been found, for the law to be changed to prevent convicted murderers who refuse to disclose the location of their victims' bodies from being released on parole; further notes that proper burial can help to provide closure for victims' families and help to ease their suffering; believes that it is right for the law to be changed to ensure that deliberately prolonging t...