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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I think there is a misconception by the noble Lord on how modern general practice works through the electronic patient record. If the report goes to a GP, like any…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI want to ask what the Government’s view is. This actually changes the whole basis of the Mental Capacity Act. The Mental Capacity Act concerns existing capacity. These amendments…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt is not an assumption. It is in the Bill that if the co-ordinating doctor is not the GP of the person seeking the assisted death, under Clause 10(3)(b)(ii) the co-ordinating…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness will know that, at present, an 18 to 25 year-old with a terminal diagnosis has the legal capacity to withdraw consent to treatment. Do they go through a…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI listened to the noble Baroness’s individual case. My question was very specific. Is somebody who is 25 or over given a different mental capacity assessment based on their wish…05 Dec 2025HANSARDSupply of Blood and Blood ProductsMy Lords, following on from the previous question, to address the major barrier of donor inconvenience, will the Government look urgently at consulting employers and unions on a…03 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Services: Online CommunicationsMy Lords, the Minister needs a reality check. For many people, moving to digital is not acceptable. The NHS 10-year plan moves from analogue to digital, with more services moving…02 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS Industrial ActionMy Lords, in light of that, have the Government learned the lesson that giving resident doctors a nearly 30% increase in future, when pay increases come, should be linked to…02 Dec 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I wish to put on record my thanks for the collaborative spirit of the Minister and her officials when discussing the issue of community treatment orders. This issue came…24 Nov 2025HANSARDBrain Tumours: Causes and TreatmentMy Lords, Georgie’s brother is Charlie Maynard MP, who has been campaigning on this. One of the issues raised is that in the UK it takes significantly longer to open a clinical…24 Nov 2025HANSARDChild Grooming Victims: Compensation AwardsMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Walmsey did not necessarily ask about the terms of reference of the inquiry; she asked about the mechanisms of the payments of the compensation…20 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsMy Lords, does the Minister agree with his colleague, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, when she was shadow Chancellor, said that teasing major policy shifts can create market…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf I may help the noble Baroness, the answer is that the Oliver McGowan training—which is a statutory requirement for all doctors—is now in place. It is high-level training on…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have listened very carefully to the noble Lord and a number of others. I am still struggling to understand what the higher test of ability would be, over and above the Mental…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe Mental Capacity Act is used in life and death issues in healthcare. If someone decides not to have care, the doctor has to ensure that that person has capacity to make that…14 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationMy Lords, from these Benches, we too send our remembrance to all those who have died and their families. We send our thanks to so many people across the country who went beyond…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of learning disabilities mortality review (LeDeR) reports in improving life outcomes for people…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsAs the Minister will know, the learning disabilities mortality review was commissioned a decade ago, yet people with learning disabilities still die more than 20 years younger…13 Nov 2025HANSARDGoodmayes Hospital Mental Health FacilityMy Lords, from these Benches we also send our condolences to Alice’s family and loved ones. Considering that the judge noted that North East London NHS Foundation Trust’s finances…13 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025Before the Minister sits down, I asked a very specific question. The department wrote to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee that it aimed to publish the updated guidance…10 Nov 2025