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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Q I was interested to hear what you were saying about not all symptoms being controllable with palliative care. There is an argument that we do not have good enough palliative…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Third sitting)Q Sir Nicholas, I have great sympathy with your position, but how would you frame this law so that it would cover yourself? Sir Nicholas Mostyn: I would frame the law to define…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q You have already said some words about prognosis, which is causing some anxiety. First, are you happy with a six-month prognostic period? Secondly, the Bill says that death…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q My other point follows on from the previous question and is about status. The GMC and the BMA have all specialties of doctors beneath them. Would it be appropriate to have, for…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a couple of points to make. First, clause 4(5) states that a “registered medical practitioner who is unwilling” to go forward with the assisted dying request “must, if…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q I am interested in the opt-out whereby ethically, doctors can opt out of taking the decision for patients. Would they then need to steer someone towards another doctor, or can…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q In some legal medical situations, you need to be five years post training before you can have a view. Is that something you would have in both of these practitioners, or is that…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Third sitting)Q What was the feeling before this came in among the general population and among doctors, and what has happened since the law has been in place? It has been in place since 2016,…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you for all giving up your time, with your very high level of palliative care expertise and experience. I am a practising GP, and GPs and district nurses do a lot of…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI have a very short question. Can the hon. Gentleman state the number of onshore wind installations that were put together under the last Tory Government?24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillAs a co-sponsor, I have been so impressed by the way the Minister and the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) have talked, negotiated and brought the Bill forward. She…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)Will my hon. Friend give way?22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)Will the right hon. Member give way?22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)Will my hon. Friend give way?22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)Will my hon. Friend give way?22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)Will my hon. Friend give way?22 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)The Bill as proposed is extremely similar to the Australian law, but it is not similar to Canadian law. Therefore, I do not see that bringing Canadian expertise into the Committee…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)rose—21 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietYes, I could not agree more. As I said in the debate on education, we should be careful about the food industry sponsoring school breakfasts. As I pointed out, there is no such…20 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of food and diet on obesity. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allocating parliamentary time to this crucial…20 Jan 2025