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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)Just to be clear, that was not the reason for the change. We need to be very clear about that. The reason for the change was that it strengthens the Bill.11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I have nothing further to add. Question put, That the amendment be made.11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)On the hon. Member’s point about recording those consultations, amendment 423 states in its proposed new subsection (2B): “Where an assessing doctor consults a professional…the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)That question was indeed put to the experts from Australia, but actually they were quite clear that there is a huge amount of evidence. Indeed, there is a very robust reporting…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)To be clear, it does say “discuss with the person their wishes”. That includes whether they would want the doctor to call an ambulance if things got complicated, or whether they…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)My hon. Friend raises a really important point. As clause 9 says, the doctor has an obligation to discuss with the person their wishes in the event of complications, so that…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)Amendment 201 provides that the duty on an assessing doctor to examine a person’s medical records is limited to records appearing to the doctor to be relevant, which makes sense.…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)Will my hon. Friend give way on that point?11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I will speak briefly to this small amendment, which provides that a further referral be made under clause 10 when a practitioner dies or is unable or unwilling to act as the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I will speak briefly about amendment 461. A co-ordinating doctor is central to the whole process set out in the Bill, from start to finish. If a co-ordinating doctor becomes…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move amendment 205, in clause 10, page 7, line 11, at end insert “; but this is subject to subsection (4). (4) Where— (a) a referral is made under subsection (1) to a…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I think I have responded to the hon. Member for Broxtowe on amendment 407 by saying that the concern will potentially be covered by my new clause 21. On amendment 410, it is also…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I hope I can provide some reassurance. This issue is covered by my new clause 21. The amendment, I think, asks why the High Court would not have heard from the patient. My new…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I have nothing to add, other than that I will not be supporting amendments 307 and 308. I associate myself with the comments made by my hon. Friends the Members for Rother Valley,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I have nothing to add.11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. It is fair to say that there is a range of views on this subject from the judiciary. Ex-judges have commented, and I will come to those…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I hope you are sitting comfortably, Mrs Harris; it is a pleasure to see you this evening. I rise to speak to new schedules 1 and 2, new clauses 14, 15, 17 and 21, and their…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I will be brief, because we will come on to this debate when we get to clause 15. To be clear, the circumstances where a proxy would be involved in this process are literally when…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I disagree: they are involved earlier. I have talked about the amendments we have already made around health and social care professionals. We have tabled those amendments,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I will start with amendment 93 tabled by the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley. He made a really important point about the language in the clause, and I am very happy to…11 Mar 2025