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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q It is noteworthy that in Australia and New Zealand, palliative care professionals are very keen on retaining that safeguard, to ensure that it is not suggested to patients that…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q I understand—thank you. I have a question for you, Dr Green, on the delivery of the service if it is brought into law. Is it your understanding that the Bill mandates the NHS to…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q What are the implications for resources? I appreciate that that is your view, and I recognise that it makes very good sense. Are you concerned about the resourcing of that…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q Mark, I have a question about the end, or “the final act” as I think it is called in the Bill. Do you think there needs to be more specific guidance in the Bill about what…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q Very quickly on that last point, it is not totally clear what kind of medical professional would be in attendance at the end. Do you think it should be a fully trained doctor?…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q You have done this very powerful report, the “Last Shift”, and talked about the moral injuries—a very powerful phrase—felt by nurses in the light of shortages in care in the NHS…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q Just to be clear, do you think it is possible for every patient who needs it to get the palliative care that they should have? Professor Ranger: I do not think it is as good as…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q So somebody could request assisted dying because of the absence of adequate palliative care. Professor Ranger: When you put it like that, it could be possible, but we would want…28 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship SchemeI am very pleased my hon. Friend has secured this debate. He mentions the trifling sum the tax could bring to the Exchequer, but does he recognise the enormous, quantifiable…22 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I want to speak in support of the proposed addition of Ellen Clifford. Last week, she won a High Court case against the previous Government for their consultation on benefits…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I genuinely do not want to cause any distress or offence to the hon. Member for Spen Valley. I simply am doing my job, which is to represent my genuine concerns about the process…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I absolutely will. In fact, I will finish there. The points I have been trying to make are simply in the light of the fact that if the hon. Lady’s motion is accepted, the public…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I am happy to withdraw the suggestion that the Bill was written by a campaign group, on the basis of the hon. Lady’s assurance that it was written by herself. I hope it is not the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I apologise, Sir Roger, and I apologise to the hon. Lady for causing offence. I hope she will not be offended when points are made that she disagrees with.21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)Well, it had a significant input.21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I look forward to the opportunity to discuss the sittings motion, which I hope we can do publicly. On a general point about process, the Bill was written by a campaign group.21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I understand, Sir Roger, and I accept your reprimand. I was trying to make the case that it should be acceptable for these arguments to be heard in public, but I take your point.…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I look forward very much to the process of this Committee and to working with hon. Members to do what we can to…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)Well, I hope that the hon. Member—21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I think Baroness Hale has been knocked off the list. Am I right? I do not think we are going to have the huge pleasure of hearing from Baroness Hale.21 Jan 2025