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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillA whole range of issues is covered to a large extent by the Online Safety Act in relation to the promotion of suicide, particularly to young people. That, in a way, is a separate…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe point of this part of the Bill is that it is a legitimate option. If the noble Lord is saying that because we have suicide prevention policies in other areas, we should still…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan I just finish so that questions can be asked at the end? The noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, tabled Amendment 921ZB about King’s Counsel. The choice of who should be within the…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe panel has the power. Clause 17(4) says that the panel “may ask any person appearing to it to have relevant knowledge or experience to report to it on such matters relating to…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) BillIt is my fault for not dealing with it adequately. Of the two other clauses that apply, one is about advertising and is concerned with advertising into England and Wales. Nobody…13 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) 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) 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) 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) BillAssisted dying is about giving somebody a good death. Palliative care is about exactly the same thing.13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords who have participated in this debate. I will divide my responses thematically under four headings. I turn first to the new scheme…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf there are not enough people with the requisite expertise to people the panels then there will not be panels to do the job. That is why the broad categories have been adopted in…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 should get on. I apologise, but the noble Baroness has had a very fair crack at that particular whip. I come to the question of the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean, which is:…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI apologise. The noble Baroness, Lady Freeman, emphasised in her Amendment 144A the importance of providing impersonalised information and assistance in relation to reaching a…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI apologise. I will talk about it in group 3.27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWe produced an impact assessment of the Bill with detailed costings, provided by the health service, so to suggest to the Committee that the Government have not provided the…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe nature of the appointment is that it is an appointment by the Prime Minister. He is politically accountable for the appointment. The assisted dying commissioner, like so many…27 Feb 2026