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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThere will later be a group of amendments that relate to freedom of conscience. The noble and learned Lord has outlined another group of people in response to solving the issue…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI made precisely this point, not about the information that is provided but about how people are getting their information, and about misinformation. We are beginning to hear of…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe obligations that have just been explained refer to medical treatment, but this is not a medical treatment. The previous comments are not accurate because the normal…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWell, I hope that he will write to me personally about this. In relation to the evidence on which the noble Lord, Lord Birt, is basing his argument, I was surprised that the right…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillSadly, for the noble and learned Lord, I think that there are more amendments that need to be discussed, including one that I have laid. We have all discussed this on the basis…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble and learned Lord just referred to a civil suit. If I remember correctly, from the Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons, this Bill fundamentally changes the…23 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityMy Lords, the Minister said that children are in the criminal justice system only when it is “absolutely necessary”. But at a meeting in Parliament yesterday about the jury…21 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe specific issue I raised relates to a different piece of legislation for which the Minister has responsibility. Once the legislation is passed, if it is not compatible, it is…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI believe that the noble Lord answered that intervention, so this is separate. The noble Lord served on the Select Committee with other noble Lords. We heard clear evidence from…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 38, which raises for the first time in your Lordships’ House the complex issue of those who may be physically terminally ill but also have…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIn relation to the panel, as a non-medic I understand from my time on the Select Committee that “multidisciplinary” has a particular meaning within healthcare that the witness to…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness used the phrase “moral pressure”. I mentioned in my speech that this is a fundamental change. If Clause 3 has gone, not by way of clause stand part, then…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan I outline that it is a matter for a Minister? There is correspondence between the Minister in the other place and Rebecca Paul MP that specifically relates to the issue of…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to two of the amendments in this group. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, for meeting me in relation to his proposals under Amendment…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly in support of the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, and my noble friend Lord Blencathra on the process. Time in Committee is…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendments in this group. I did not table one in my name about a group of people who are also subject to deprivation of liberty safeguards. I am…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have heard this outline of the Government’s position. Am I correct in understanding that the Government have no position on ensuring that the Bill is safe for vulnerable groups…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 30A and 119A in my name, which relate to children and young people who are under an EHCP. I offered to withdraw these two amendments in order…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWe are about to have a meeting to outline special additional conditions, so can I clarify that the Minister is not saying that that is not possible and just that the particular…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will speak briefly to raise attention to Amendment 170, which has recently been added to the group. In an effort to short-circuit, we will come to the issues of interpreters…05 Dec 2025