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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIn relation to the point from the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, that there should be an absolute exclusion on interpreters under 18, she makes the point that in a case involving,…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOf course I agree to a meeting and the noble Baroness should bring anybody she thinks appropriate to it.20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will respond to the sensible invitation of the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, to give a brief indication as to what my amendments here do. The noble Baroness, Lady…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not in favour of a mandatory bar on any young person. I expect it to be dealt with in a code of practice. I agree that unless there is a mandatory provision in the Bill it…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillLet me finish. In my view, the right answer in relation to this is that we respect the devolution settlement, and it is for the United Kingdom Parliament to decide whether the law…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am obliged. Assisted dying feels quite pacific in comparison with the debate we have just had. This is my amendment, which I do not intend to press. It is the product of…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillCan I finish my explanation, then hear from the Minister and then take it from there? I have had a very useful discussion with the Minister, who said that the Government took the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThat is correct. It was tabled after discussions between the BMA, the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and me, and it was withdrawn because the Isle of Man Government…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the Minister for that indication. On the basis of that, I am happy to withdraw my amendment.18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn the noble Baroness’s first question, Clause 17(5) says that: “Where the panel considers it appropriate for medical reasons, it may make provision for the use of pre-recorded…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, in the course of this debate, the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, referred movingly to the death of her parents. I pay tribute to her courage and her contribution. I will…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for describing her scheme. Could she explain to the House what eligibility requirements would need to be satisfied in order to give a…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillProfessional bodies have raised a whole range of concerns. That has informed the drafting of the Bill, and certain changes have been made in the light of a variety of those…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMay I just finish? The noble Lord, Lord Stevens, refers to proposed new paragraph (m) in the scheme. Under the scheme proposal, the panel of up to seven persons has to be…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI congratulate the noble Lord because, although I disagreed with his conclusions, in just three minutes and 35 seconds he managed to summarise brilliantly the arguments both ways…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have thought very carefully about the amendments we have gone through. I am sure they are all based on attempts to improve aspects of the process, such as the appointment of the…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWhen I said that I am really focused on how to provide a proper assisted death and that that is not a technical question about whether the NHS will provide it, I did not mean to…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI accept what my noble friend says. I hope she has read my note to the committee, which it published, in which I accept that further work is required, in particular on Clause 37.…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillYes, and I cannot imagine a situation, in particular because it is specifically required under the Bill, in which the co-ordinating doctor does not raise the question of what…13 Mar 2026