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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I hear that point but, looking at my postbag, the people who berate me for not supporting the Bill often talk about their loved ones with motor neurone disease or Parkinson’s,…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twelfth sitting)Referring back to Dr Cox, she said: “We need to make sure that the 75% to 90% of people who are dying and need palliative care are getting it. We need to make sure that there is…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman agree that those with early-stage dementia or Alzheimer’s could pass the mental capacity test in the Mental Capacity Act 2005?25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I will return to that. I understand what amendment 11 seeks to do, but I think we should have a hybrid, because I do not think either amendment would completely achieve what we…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)To pick up the points made by the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire and the hon. Member for Reigate, my understanding of the discussion we had this morning and where we…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)The one thing that covid taught me was what my hon. Friend is alluding to. Hon. Members heard yesterday a bit about my family situation. I have a child who will never walk, will…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I want to bring us back to the points raised by the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire. I may have misread this, but I understand that, under the current law and under the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)From what I understand from the promoter of the Bill, the argument is that we should put these measures in place to protect from coercion people who have less than six months to…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)I am hearing that that amendment will need some rewording, but it would address some of my concerns. I am working with Mencap, and further amendments will be tabled to later…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)I welcome that commitment and look forward to that discussion in due course. Dr Hussain went on to say: “Ultimately, I do not think the Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)On a point of order, Ms McVey. Yesterday, members of the Committee received notification that, in the last week, we have received a further 242 pieces of written evidence and 159…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)As I say, I am not an expert on this matter from a legal or medical background, but those are the concerns that have driven me to the place that I am in. Dan Scorer, from…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe NHS South East London integrated care board provides services to my constituents, and I have discussed some ways in which we could better deliver services by redeveloping the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)To go back to the point I made this morning—I am happy to stand corrected, but nobody has disputed it—two issues continue to concern me in relation to the Mental Capacity Act and…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)The Mental Capacity Act is written to enable people to carry out day-to-day scenarios, such as buying a coffee or doing their banking, so that they are not challenged in every…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I absolutely accept what my hon. Friend says about training. I know we have separately discussed places in the Bill where we could replace the word “may” for “must” to make the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge knows I am an ally on many of these issues, but I will humbly disagree with her on some matters. I am not a lawyer or a…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Member in charge for her comments. That is the conversation we had when she invited me to join the Committee, and we will continue to have conversations as amendments…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventh sitting)On a point of order, Mrs Harris. Yesterday, we heard evidence about the impact of the Bill on different groups with protected characteristics, including age, disability, race and…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixth sitting)Q I want to ask about capacity. Chloe, I think you said patients are sometimes given the drug some time before they die, so I want to understand where capacity assessments are…30 Jan 2025