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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thought carefully about that. The language concerns whether it is the person’s clear, settled and informed wish. Interestingly, the law—the Supreme Court—over a period of years…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI listened very carefully to that. I indicated previously, in relation to powers of attorney, for example, that it would be worth putting it in. First, I am not sure what “it” is.…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Lord makes a good point: how do you, in dealing with a wide range of cultures, establish that it is the informed wish of the individual that they want an assisted death?…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillSorry, I do not want to create false hope. I do not believe that the word “fully” is necessary. The noble Baroness is right to say that I never made that clear. I do not believe…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillJust so that I can properly respond to this, which amendment in the group is this addressed to?16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I will make four quick preliminary points. First, I join everybody in welcoming back the noble Baroness, Lady…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI apologise for intervening, but this is quite important to the debate. Is the noble Lord saying that his amendments—I take it they are simply exemplar ones—would change the…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt is very difficult and would be inappropriate to try to examine exactly why people make particular choices. Look at the first Amendment 30 proposal: “not wanting to be a burden…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is a very important question. There is a difference between excluding certain motivations, which is what Amendment 30 would do, and asking why, which the noble Baroness, Lady…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI hope I have been clear about not liking the amendments as they are and that I am keen to see whether what the noble Baronesses, Lady Smith of Newnham and Lady Fox, said can be…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am saying that everybody should have the choice. The way that one makes the choice is inevitably determined by how one got to the point where one had to make it. It is an…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis is not a technical point, but the way the amendment is drafted is very confusing. If your mental illness makes you come to this conclusion, that may well go to capacity. I am…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe purpose of making the amendments advanced by the noble Lord, Lord Frost, is clarity. We have to look at this not as some pamphlet but as a piece of legislation. The key thing…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness’s hands are not tied behind her back. Ultimately, whatever the EHRC says and whatever the equality assessment said, we have to decide here whether we believe…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this important debate. I will deal first with what the noble Lord, Lord Deben, said. Of course I have to listen and make…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill“Available” in that context obviously means available in a practical sense for that particular patient. If you live in the western part of England and there is palliative care of…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am saying that what the Bill does is allow you to make your own decision. I am strongly against saying poor people should not have that choice, which appears to be what the…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am saying it is their choice. I will go on to Amendment 31 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, referred to by the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, in…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry; I did not quite get that.16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt is. The reason the two are different is that Clause 1(2) describes what is coming later in Clauses 8 to 30; Clause 1(3) is a mandatory requirement that the steps that come…16 Jan 2026