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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I hesitate to interrupt the noble Lord, Lord Baker, but I am sure he would want the House to be aware that the Attorney-General’s guidelines have assisted in enabling…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do not want to interrupt the noble Lord again, but I think it is right for him to know that this matter came before the Attorney-General, myself, to determine how we should…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I rise not least because it is very important for us to take a moment to understand the importance of this debate—in particular, to address the matters raised by the…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNoble Lords will know that I have sat for the whole day waiting for amendments and have not intervened, but I want to put on record that I will not be able to be here next Friday.…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI declare an interest as a former deputy High Court judge and recorder. Does the noble and learned Lord not think that one way of curing his concern in relation to the…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, if I may just assist the noble and learned Lord, the reason I think it relevant is that if that multidisciplinary assessment is available, and the court has that…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I wonder if I might help my noble and learned friend on the concerns that clearly have been expressed. A number of noble Lords have been talking about what evidence…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have hesitated to intervene at this point because we are going to come later to talk about capacity and why the Mental Capacity Act and its definition does not fit…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf we look at what Professor Foster and others have said, they say that the Mental Health Act 1983 is the sort of assessment that a psychiatrist should make as to whether they are…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf I could just be allowed to finish, I would be most grateful, because I have taken only three minutes and 48 seconds, and I do not intend to trouble the Committee for very much…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWe were very grateful to receive evidence from New Zealand, and we heard from a practitioner about the challenges and the opportunities that there are. But we also heard that New…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe difficulty we had was of course with time. We did not take a lot of evidence. The Committee will know that there was a request that we should take written evidence. It would…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI never suggested that they should be alternatives. The truth is that palliative care is not available in all parts of our country, so this has to be a real choice. That is the…14 Nov 2025HANSARDJamaica: Hurricane MelissaMy Lords, what are the Government prepared to do to assist children in particular? The Minister will know that, tragically, whenever these hurricanes hit, it is women and children…29 Oct 2025