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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the noble and learned Lord recognise that, if the earlier part of the Bill and this clause had compatible wording over the progress and disease trajectory of that individual…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am most grateful to my noble friend Lady Cass for that introduction. This debate is extremely serious. Sometimes there has almost been black humour during it, but people have…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, may I question the Minister? The 49th report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee drew attention to the very unusual nature of the clause in the Bill…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThey will not be involved in the judgment as to whether the person is eligible for lethal drugs; they are providing their clinical expertise and knowledge. It is the panel who,…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn the question of palliative care and stating that it is about a good death, palliative care is far, far more. When the patient dies, that is an end point of care which has been…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all who have spoken in this debate. I am concerned that some things that were laid out in my scheme appear to have been misinterpreted. I would like to…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillUnfortunately, I am not sure that the noble Lord heard me right. The panels that we discussed previously did not include the treating clinicians—they were to look at the evidence…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, first, I asked noble Lords to wait until I had completed. Secondly, I apologise to the House if I cough and my voice gives up in the process—so be it. Thirdly, if these…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group. We have heard a lot of comments about the real world and what is actually going on now, today, out there in healthcare. It will be…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will now speak to this rather large group of amendments, many of which were simply consequential, so I have withdrawn those to focus the debate. I ask noble Lords who…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill13 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support this amendment, which would have been avoided if we had been able to have proper regulation of psychotherapy professionals. The problem is that…04 Mar 2026HANSARDAssisted Dying Legislation: Isle of Man and JerseyMy Lords, how are the Government considering the proposed legislation in the different areas to be safe within the European Convention on Human Rights, given that we have already…03 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAmendment 297A, as an amendment to Amendment 297, is replaced by manuscript Amendment 297AA tabled today, which clarifies where it amends Amendment 297.02 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe point that I was trying to make, and I am sorry if I have not expressed it properly, is that there is a huge amount of discretion here and the commissioner will be the person…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group. Amendment 139 simply requires the commissioner to report to Parliament, and in Amendment 913 I have tried to ensure the independence…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for that intervention, because expertise is not ruled out. It is the way that the commission functions that is important—that that does not…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, perhaps I might come in at this point. First, factually, I point out that the amendment that I have tabled does not state “bereavement services”; it states “support”.…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am coming to my amendments later.27 Feb 2026