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HANSARDArrangement of BusinessI thank the Chief Whip for his statement. I also express the gratitude of the whole House, especially those involved in this, for the work done by his office, in particular by…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI apologise for interrupting at this stage. This has been a very good debate, and it might be helpful if I indicate what my position in relation to this is. The thinking behind 18…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIn this group, which is group 3, there are a number of amendments put forward by me but also two amendments put forward by Back-Bench Peers that are in the same sort of area.…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillJust to clarify my position, I was responding to the debate which gave rise to real concerns about the age. I understood the noble Baronesses, Lady Cass and Lady Finlay, to say…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI very much welcome that suggestion. I also welcome the suggestion of the noble Lord, Lord Harper, who, as I understand it, is saying that we should also look at the clinical…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everybody who has contributed to the debate. I have made my position moderately clear in relation to what we should do—and I sense that the Committee is…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn the comments that the noble Lord refers to, in relation to whether you should impose a whole-life term on somebody under 21, I recognise, as the Sentencing Council does, that…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI guarantee to the noble Baroness that the age is not going to go down from 18 as far as this Bill is concerned. The future is not in my gift, unfortunately. However, as far as…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI apologise for interrupting, but I think there is a profound misunderstanding. Let us look at Clause 8, because the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, is making a very important point.…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will certainly give it thought, but my reading of the definition of domestic abuse in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 is that it is an effective means of covering the sort of…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am grateful for all the interventions. These changes are only drafting changes. Some legitimate points were made, particularly by the noble Baronesses, Lady Finlay and…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe reason it is covered already is that the Bill says that the training must cover domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is defined by reference to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Domestic…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillFirst, on there being no need to question someone about why they are withdrawing, if there is material relevant to it, I need to check the Bill to see that it should be recorded.…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do not accept that it is not a drafting point, but that may be dancing on the head of a pin. The point that both the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, and the noble Lord, Lord Deben,…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do not need to withdraw the amendment, because if the noble Lord objects to it, I will not press it in Committee. It depends on what we get to when we get to Report. What I am…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillFirst, both noble Baronesses would be very welcome to attend this meeting, which is expanding all the time. Secondly, the language the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, proposed was…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness is right that it is the Equality Act, not the disability Act; I apologise for that. If we were to restrict it to that, we would restrict it to a particular…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is in the notes, but I will write to the noble Lord on that.05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillHold on—my nods must not be misinterpreted. I understand the question. If, for example, you live in Britain and you go and become the First Secretary in the US, you do not cease…05 Dec 2025