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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-second sitting)I am very happy to clarify that the panel is not adversarial, but inquisitorial and investigative.12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-second sitting)The hon. Member is absolutely right that we are here to ask questions, and I appreciate those questions being asked. On what happens earlier in the process, I hope she is…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-second sitting)The other point I would reiterate is that none of that stops happening. We have heard from professionals and experts that that happens. Someone who has cancer will have a…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-second sitting)Is the hon. Lady reassured by the fact that, under the Bill, coercion becomes a criminal offence with a serious prison sentence? If any family members are in any doubt as to…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-second sitting)I might have misheard, but I believe the hon. Member asked what happens when a patient asks for assisted death not as a result of illness. If that was the case, then they would…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-second sitting)I am interested in exploring the characterisation of the two sides referred to, because this is not about two sides. This is about an individual patient with a terminal illness. I…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-second sitting)The quick answer is that there would be an injunction. I hope my hon. Friend will also be reassured that the panel is coming towards the end of this very long process. In the…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)I will stand corrected if this is not true, but my understanding is that Hansard will show a very different story. I do not think that 60 people got up and said on record that…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)I understand the hon. Member’s framing of this and it might very well be his perspective, but there were 650 MPs who voted on Second Reading that day, so I think it is unfair to…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)The hon. Gentleman is making a point that we hopefully all agree with. The job of the Committee is to take evidence and look at ways of improving the Bill on that basis. This is a…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way one more time?12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way again; I will sit down after this. I will not take it too personally that he thinks I have done a very poor job, but the point is that we…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)The hon. Gentleman is been very generous with his time. I am interested in how he can conclude that the eligibility criteria have somehow been expanded by adding an expert panel…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)We have had two of them already.12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)I am not entirely sure who the hon. Gentleman is referring to, but it is fair to say that there is a range of views across a range of professions. It is important to acknowledge…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)To clarify, the point that I am making is that there is a range of views across a range of organisations—many of which are neutral on the issue of assisted dying, full stop—and a…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)I will check.12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)If needed.12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)Many of us have quoted Sir James Munby, for whom I have a huge amount of respect, but there are a number of other views from ex-judges and very highly-regarded legal professionals…12 Mar 2025