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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I almost agreed with the hon. Gentleman earlier, when he asked at one point, should we not just leave this to doctors? One of the key things the hon. Gentleman said is that the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I am interested to hear what the Government say about the wording around that amendment and whether it is safe. I would defer to the Minister on that. Amendment 430 from my hon.…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)The lack of an ability to assist in the final process would put medical professionals in a very difficult position. Would carrying the medicine to the room where the patient is…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)rose—18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I think there is some truth in that, to be fair, but I believe we should leave it open to the family’s discretion, with the proviso that the doctor should be close at hand,…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)Does my hon. Friend accept that there are ways of regulating drugs other than through the MHRA?18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)The matter of unlicensed drugs sounds very alarming, but we cannot regulate a drug through the MHRA if it unlicensed, and we would be looking for therapeutic effect, which would…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his experience in a clinical setting. I would remind everybody that in the Bill we are trying to help people die in a comfortable way, and I do not feel…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)Actually, if we did an autopsy on any person who has died, pulmonary oedema would almost certainly be found because that is what happens in death—the heart stops and the lungs…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I will make a little progress and will then take my hon. Friend’s intervention. On amendment 436, all medical practitioners are required under their code of practice to record any…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I agree with all the hon. Gentleman’s points. In terms of assistance, what we are talking about, potentially, if the technology arrives at that, is that the doctor may be able to…18 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and I think it sets a dangerous precedent to go against recommendations commissioned from an independent ombudsman. However, those from all…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Pension credit claims, as we have heard, have increased by 64%, and I commend the Minister and the Department for making that happen, as well as Citizens Advice in Stroud and…17 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his excellent statement. As he knows, I am a working GP in Stroud. We clinicians are simply fed up with the micromanagement of our caring clinical…13 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)Again, I thank the hon. Member for quoting all this, but does it mean that he supports the original clause 12?12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)indicated dissent.12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)The amendment is good practice; I do not in any way deny that. The hon. Member for Reigate is obviously coming from a really good place. However, the amendment is almost like…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)As the amendment states, it is about examining medical records for things that are relevant. If we are talking about coercion or capacity, these sorts of items will be relevant. I…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)Has it? Okay. I thank my hon. Friend. The amendments in this group all come from a good place, and I understand where hon. Members are coming from, but I do not feel that anything…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)Actually no, I will not. I will go on, if that is okay. Amendment 459 states that the second-opinion doctor “must produce a report” outlining their reasons for reaching a…11 Mar 2025