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HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeI thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point. It is a tricky and difficult thing to achieve, but a ban it makes it a little easier for schools. We have implemented guidance,…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and to be here today to support the petition calling for social media companies to be banned from allowing children…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank all Members for their contributions. I echo the hon. Member for Spen Valley when I say that this is one particular case where we all agree on what should be happening…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)Just to clarify, I am not questioning that they were not telling their truth. I completely believe that, from their perspective, they honestly believe they have never seen a case…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I completely agree. The hon. Member has made some powerful points over the course of this Committee. The reality of the matter is, like the hon. Lady said, this has not really…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes the point powerfully. I say to everyone in this Committee—we had this discussion yesterday—that I am not opposed in principle to the concept of assisted…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank my right hon. Friend for that very useful contribution. First, I am saying “suicide” because we are talking about the Suicide Act, and I cannot perform this role without…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)Not yet; I am finishing my point. It has a clear legal meaning, and we must not put the blinkers on. I would suggest to Members that if they have an issue with the word “suicide”,…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)As ever, the hon. Lady so eloquently makes her point and I completely agree. I am not a lawyer but, given that the Suicide Act made the encouragement of suicide a criminal offence…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I am talking in legal terms, because we must use the right language. Under the law, I think what the hon. Lady said is not correct. I stand to be corrected by someone who is a…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)My interpretation is that it would not.12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I support my hon. Friend’s comments. Outside of this place, I speak about this topic in a manner that is as sensitive as possible. When we are talking about the legislative…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for that point, but I do not think we are talking about criminal law here. This debate is not relevant to clause 24—it is relevant to eligibility. We are…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I am sorry, but I am going to give way to the hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford, if he still wishes to intervene, as I am aware that he has been waiting.12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)That is exactly right. As I have mentioned, I am not bringing in the concept of encouragement; it is already in the law and currently an offence. I am putting forward this logical…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I completely agree with my hon. Friend. As always, he makes the point powerfully.12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is very knowledgeable about these things and is well qualified on the legal side. I value his contributions on this matter. The reason I want to include “unduly…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is making interesting points. This is probably more a question for the Minister. I have been focused on clause 24, in terms of encouragement, but clause 26…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)Forgive me—I hope the hon. Gentleman will bear with me as I seek to understand this; he is obviously very learned in these matters. My understanding is that clause 24 takes out…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I am so glad that the hon. Member has spoken, because this is a really important conversation. I appreciate that we are getting a little ahead of ourselves, so I will be quick…12 Feb 2025