Member of Parliament
Lord Deben
Member since
21 Jun 2010
Bills sponsored
2
Speeches (30d)
4
Speeches (all)
444
Written questions
0
Last spoke
24 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (444)
HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will give way in a moment but I wish to finish my sentence—and to being a society that cares for people right to the end of their lives. I know what sort of society I want to…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe proposal here is not isolating them in all the things that matter; it is doing something quite different. It is saying that those who are looking after them continue to look…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOne problem with using the word “compassionate” is that it is a mechanism for suggesting that one’s own answers to these issues are compassionate and other people’s are not. I…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe point about the drugs and their control will surely have to be dealt with by the Government, whatever happens. What assessment have they made—surely they ought to make it in…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf the Minister does not mind me saying so, this is a real problem. If we do not know—because only the Government can tell us—what the mechanism whereby drugs would be dealt with…13 Mar 2026
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