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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, Amendments 16 and 114 propose that anyone who is currently, or was in the year preceding their first declaration, deprived of liberty under the Mental Capacity Act will…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is fine; I was hoping to sum up, and then I would willingly hand over to the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, to withdraw the amendment. I think that we need to make sure that…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to those who have contributed to this discussion. I made it clear at the beginning that I was probing. I am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness,…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan the noble and learned Lord clarify whether he would consider amending the Bill to ensure that information is sought from those who have provided care to the patient during the…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I put a question to the noble Lord who has just spoken. I am really concerned—12 Dec 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing this to the House and going through things so comprehensively. I also thank her for being open to having conversations about the whole…11 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI was simply relating what I found when I was in the Netherlands relating to peer pressure on young people because of the normalisation of euthanasia across that society.05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe issue with the Mental Capacity Act is that each assessment must be done individually. It relates to the decision that is to be made, the size of the decision, the time and the…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will now sum up at the end of this very interesting debate. I am relieved to hear that people do not want doctors to be immigration officers. I am a little…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am delighted that the noble Lord has asked me that question, because it reminds me of a patient I had. He was a young man with an advanced testicular tumour and had refused…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillGiven that Jersey and the Isle of Man, if I am correct, are not EEA countries, how is the contract for health service delivery affected by this Bill in the light of the problems…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am most grateful for that intervention, because many people who work in the embassies abroad do not live in the embassy; they live in apartments, houses or whatever in its…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful for that clarification and we will come back to the noble and learned Lord’s comments on these issues afterwards.05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, has opened up an important point in this debate and her excellent opening speech certainly highlighted many of the issues. The noble…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have some questions for the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, about his Amendment 6, because my concerns also relate to the amendment in the name of the noble…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWe are discussing the wording of this Bill, with due respect. I raise this as a concern for clarification. It needs clarification because, if noble Lords are anticipating that…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, we now come to issues around residency. My Amendment 10 is a probing amendment. I had to word this this way, because I was trying to put in other wording about residents…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWith all due respect, I am not aware that the legislation has actually been enacted in either the Isle of Man or Jersey.05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI would be delighted to go with the noble and learned Lord, because he may have a little more success. The Public Bill Office has been unfailingly helpful. This is no criticism…05 Dec 2025