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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)I wish to clarify that the amendment is about not an additional assessment but merely a simple question. Like many who have spoken, I hope that most good doctors would ask the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDPrisons: Urgent Notifications17. What support she has provided to prisons that have received an urgent notification since July 2024.11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I rise to speak to my amendment 468 to clause 9, which would ensure that the assessing doctor must “ask the person…11 Mar 2025HANSARDPrisons: Urgent NotificationsI thank the Minister for that answer. Prison officers do an important job, and I thank every officer at Downview Prison in Banstead. It is extremely concerning that the number of…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)I just point out that the amendment states that the independent doctor would “inform the person’s usual or treating doctor”, and that is not covered by the paragraph the hon.…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his very good questions. I suggest that it be asked twice, because it makes a lot of sense to ensure that the patient is given the chance to really…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twentieth sitting)The right to say, “It’s none of your business” might be fine when no one else is involved, but if someone seeks an assisted death, that involves multiple members of NHS staff.…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)As long as I can make another speech, I am comfortable with stopping at this point and giving everyone a break from my voice. Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned. —(Bambos…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I am happy to give way to my hon. Friend.11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)First, I apologise: I have quite a lot to talk about.11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I will come to that exact point shortly. Members of the Committee will recall that I previously tried to get “undue influence” and “encouragement” added to the Bill explicitly to…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I rise to speak against clause 10 as it allows doctor shopping in the event that someone does not qualify for assisted dying. “Not happy with the verdict? Just find another…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)That is not what it says.11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I am concerned that maybe I am misunderstanding the debate. For clarity, right now clause 9 says that “in so far as the assessing doctor considers it appropriate,” they should…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I thank the Minister for that clarity. Does he think it would be worth while setting that out in more detail, in order to protect doctors and make it really clear what would…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I thank the Minister for that explanation. What happens if the patient sets out in advance that they want no interventions? What if they have said, under the clause as the…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThank you for giving me the opportunity to speak, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to thank Surrey police for all they do to keep us safe in Reigate and Banstead. I welcome much of…10 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillI am pleased to speak in support of the Bill. I must start by declaring an interest: I am a mother of three children who enjoy nothing more than staring at their screens day in,…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillI concur with everything my right hon. Friend says. It is completely accessible to all our children, so it is very hard for one child to be kept separate from it. That is why it…07 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Obviously, I am speaking to the Bill as is. I do not want to presume the result of any vote. I assume none of us here knows how a vote may go. All boxes checked, yet it is…05 Mar 2025