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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe reason why I quoted Dr Cox of the Association for Palliative Medicine was that she specifically said that it is better to approach this issue through a multidisciplinary…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I declare that my wife is a recently retired designated family judge—one of the people whom the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, wishes to include in his court-based process.…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat, in order to allow the House to complete its scrutiny of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and return it to the Commons in reasonable time before the end of the…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I think we have exhausted the debate. There is widespread support for this Motion, and for that I am incredibly grateful. Can I say just one thing? What this Motion, if…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, that is a perfectly fair question. I have quite scrupulously, as we have gone through the amendments in Committee, indicated which I accept or in principle accept; for…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am very aware that this is the last business we will consider today, so I shall keep my remarks brief. The assisted dying Bill commands strong views, both in favour…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I agree with every single word the Leader said. I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I indicated my position in my intervention. I will summarise my understanding of the amendment, what my response is and next steps. All the amendments in this group seek…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness is intervening on somebody who made an intervention on somebody else. We got a very severe talking to about that before, so I do not think that is allowed.12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am obliged to noble Lords for all their questions. I will deal with the four issues that this group raises: prisoners, pregnant women, homeless people and those who are the…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not quite sure I understand the point. If the position is that I have six months to live and I want to kill somebody, which appears to be the example given, I am entitled to…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt is just such an obscure proposition that we should not determine our policy in relation to it. Moving on to pregnant women, the amendments say that no pregnant woman should…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will act immediately on the words of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, and respond briefly to what the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and my noble…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Lord puts it accurately. Some countries have taken one view and other countries have taken another. It is clear from the choice that I am supporting that we take the…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will just pick up what the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, is saying. I think he is saying that the Act has been updated over the years and that people have taken account of…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI apologise to the noble Baroness. I was being told by the Whips that my noble friend Lady Berger has to withdraw her amendment first. I apologise for the discourtesy.12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI completely accept that there are vulnerabilities in these groups. The question is whether we should exclude everybody within those groups from this right. Should we exclude…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to everybody who has taken part in this short debate. I pay particular tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie, who discussed the issues with me…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt might help the House if I answer those questions, because they are rather at the centre of the debate. Before I get there, I should say that, in the view of the sponsors, the…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillYes, we should get the information from those responsible for the care of the individual in a health sense. However, I am not willing to commit myself to that in relation to the…12 Dec 2025