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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-ninth sitting)I will not test the patience of the Committee by repeating the comments of my hon. Friends the Members for Sunderland Central and for Stroud and, indeed, of the Minister. I am…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-ninth sitting)These amendments are drafting changes, but they are important drafting changes, in that they are about the definitions of first assessment, first declaration, second assessment,…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 392, in clause 40, page 23, line 27, at end insert— “‘first assessment’ has the same meaning as in section 7; ‘first declaration’ has the same meaning as…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-ninth sitting)Am I correct in thinking that this is a standard procedure, and it relates to very minor amendments, such as consequential and transitional provisions? It would be used not for…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-ninth sitting)Amendment 382 and the consequential amendments provide for monitoring, investigation and reporting functions under clause 34 to be carried out by the voluntary assisted dying…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-eighth sitting)The hon. Lady said that she is not questioning the ethical judgment and practice of doctors, but the comments she is making suggest otherwise.25 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I am not aware of any situation in which we debate the drugs for any other type of medical provision or healthcare. I appreciate the gravity of the situation but, with all due…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I will speak briefly about amendments 485 and 521, on which I will respectfully disagree—not for the first time—with the hon. Member for East Wiltshire. I believe the negative…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)As I have said, I think the negative procedure is the correct level of parliamentary involvement in that process. Amendment 442 agreed to. Amendment proposed : 443, in clause 28,…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I have been desperately trying to find the amendment number—I think it is amendment 500 that looks at what will be recorded, and it covers such data as the hon. Member for…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I will be very brief. My understanding is—I think the Minister said this—that the attending practitioner, the medical examiner or anybody else, including family members, could…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)My hon. Friend is making some interesting points, but I think they are probably more relevant to the debate we had the other day on clause 18. Clause 28 is about the prescribing,…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)That is indeed what would happen under the Bill as it stands.19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-sixth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman makes an important point. The word that we have used a lot—maybe not enough in some respects—is choice. That is important for individuals, but it is…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-sixth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a good point, and I am aware of the Minister’s comments. This will be part of the discussion as we take it forward. That is why this debate is really…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I confirm that I am happy to support amendment 447.19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-sixth sitting)The hon. Lady is absolutely right to acknowledge the wonderful workforce working in end of life care, but there is a range of views within that workforce and there is the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-sixth sitting)Thank you for stepping into the breach this morning, Ms McVey. Clause 23 provides that there will be no obligation on medical practitioners and health professionals to provide…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 504, in clause 24, page 15, line 11, leave out from second “of” to end of line 12 and insert “— (a) providing assistance to a person to end their own life…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-sixth sitting)It is not sudden!19 Mar 2025