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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)It is a majority vote for the other decisions that a panel may make, but in respect of certification, the decision is unanimous. Paragraph 5(2) of new schedule 2 states:…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)I believe it is in there. Let me find the relevant provision so that I can refer my hon. Friend to it.12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)My understanding is that it would, yes. If I am wrong about that, I will obviously come back to the Committee and correct it, but my understanding is that it would. They are two…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)The hon. Gentleman asks about standing and the process of judicial review. It is fair to say that, in our corpus of administrative law, the rules of standing are fairly liberal.…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. New clause 17, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley, will establish an internal review process. Where a…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)Put us all out of our misery!12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)My hon. Friend has developed her thinking, and the Government have worked with her to reflect that policy intent. I think she is right that the panel is capable of doing just that…12 Mar 2025HANSARDCourt Transcript CostsThe hon. Member is absolutely right that initially there was not enough uptake. The Government acted to drum up awareness of the scheme precisely because we want to test its…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)Amendments 312 and 313 would make several changes to the process for High Court approval of applications under the Bill as drafted. Amendment 312 would allow a person who believes…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)As I understand it, both in the context of the High Court—which has the ability to speak to whomever it likes—and of the panel, when we come to debate its role, that is a…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am really horrified to hear of that case. Of course, as I mentioned earlier, the transcript of sentencing remarks should have been made available free of charge, but I am happy…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Lord Chancellor has said, our priority is delivering swifter justice for victims and bearing down on the Crown court backlog. That is why we have asked Sir Brian Leveson to…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to hear about that tragic case in my hon. Friend’s constituency. Encouraging or assisting suicide is an offence under the Suicide Act 1961, and sending communications…11 Mar 2025HANSARDCourt BacklogsI am sorry to hear how long victims in my hon. Friend’s constituency are waiting. That is why we are taking urgent action to bear down on the Crown court backlog, not only by…11 Mar 2025HANSARDCourt BacklogsThe magistrates court is being run in a sustainable way. We extended the sentencing powers in order to free up capacity in the Crown court, and that has been sustainable, and we…11 Mar 2025HANSARDCourt BacklogsThe last Government left a mess in every single corner of our justice system—our criminal courts and our civil courts. In the process, they let down not just victims of crime but…11 Mar 2025HANSARDCourt Transcript CostsThe Government recognise just how important accessing transcripts can be for certain victims. That is why transcripts of sentencing remarks are available free of charge to the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)Amendments 432 to 434 would remove provisions regarding proxies from the Bill. They deal with proxies in the context of the High Court process. As a consequence, the High Court…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. As I and my colleague and hon. Friend the Member for Aberafan Maesteg have made clear throughout the debate, the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Member well knows, the solicitors profession is highly regulated. We have the Solicitors Regulation Authority, which itself is regulated by the Legal Services Board.…11 Mar 2025