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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Don’t worry. Thank you very much.29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Q My question is for Toby Porter, and it is probably quite timely. What are the risks and impact for the hospice sector if assisted dying becomes legal? Can you talk broadly about…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Q I have a quick follow-up. What you said about palliative staff generally being against assisted dying was very interesting. Briefly, what are the drivers or key reasons for…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Q My question is to Dr Mullock. You talked in your written evidence to this Committee—and you have just touched upon it—about the danger that someone could bring undue influence…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q My question is to Chelsea Roff. First, thank you for your written evidence, which I found extremely helpful. It indicates that in Oregon, California and Colorado, patients with…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Q Not to put you on the spot too much, but I have tabled amendment 82 and new clause 5 to address the encouragement point. Have you had a chance to look at those? If you have, do…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q What would a more sustainable model of funding for palliative care look like?28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q The Bill sets out that it should be brought into force within two years. If the intention is to provide assisted dying through the NHS, can the NHS be ready in time to deliver…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q What is a reasonable timeframe, in your view? I appreciate that that is a bit like asking, “How long is a piece of string?” What would you ideally like to see? Professor Whitty:…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q Would it be fair to say that you would need to know fairly quickly whether or not it would be provided through the NHS for planning purposes? Professor Whitty: That is a key…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Third sitting)Q My question is to Dr Sarah Cox. What do you think will be the impact on palliative care of introducing assisted dying? Dr Cox: Professor Ahmedzai has talked about the evidence,…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Third sitting)Q In terms of the data showing that palliative care has not improved as quickly in locations that offer assisted dying, can you offer us any further insight into why that may be?…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Third sitting)Q My questions are to Alex Ruck Keene. Thank you for your written evidence, which I read with great interest. I have two questions for you. This follows on nicely from the…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q This is a question for Glyn Berry. A statement that you published in November 2024 says: “There is a risk that without a more sustainable model of funding for palliative care,…28 Jan 2025HANSARD New Hospital Programme ReviewI welcome the Secretary of State’s clarification on the timing of the new Sutton specialist hospital, which will serve my constituency. I am really pleased that the project is…20 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy hon. Friend raises an important point about unintended consequences. Does she agree that it is important we consider our key workers, such as NHS staff and police, who rely on…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me the opportunity to speak in this incredibly important debate. I very much welcome the Government’s ambition to halve violence…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention, and I completely concur. The fact that our laws have not been extended in this way demonstrates that they have not kept up with…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance ContributionsI thank the Secretary of State for his response. However, universities, which are at the heart of the UK’s research ecosystem, face an additional £372 million in annual costs due…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance Contributions5. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in employer national insurance contributions on the science and technology sectors.08 Jan 2025