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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I rise to speak to amendment 440, which stands in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for York Central. It concerns what the doctor must do when they are supervising an assisted…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)My hon. Friend speaks with a lot of knowledge, and every time he contributes I learn something about the medical profession. My challenge to him is that while he is right that at…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)It is a pleasure to have you here this afternoon, Ms McVey. I did not intend to make a contribution, but given the number of contributions that have been made, I wanted to respond…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)That is my next point—and it is a good question. As I said, the panel is done with the right intention and would improve the process in many ways. My view is similar to that of…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-third sitting)Having thought about it, that would be my preference. I am in a difficult position in that there is a lot to be said for the panel, and it would improve the process in many ways,…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)May I say what a privilege it is to have you in the Chair, Mrs Harris? [ Laughter. ] Clearly, I know how to win and lose an audience. I rise to speak to amendment (d) to new…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty First sitting)I rise to speak in support of amendment 362, tabled by the hon. Member for East Wiltshire, which requires the registered medical practitioner to explain and discuss the nature and…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI rise to support the Bill and to commend the Government for bringing forward such a robust response to the scourge of retail crime that affects communities across our country,…10 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Given that this is a significantly more serious decision than organ donation, these amendments would seem a very appropriate change to consider.05 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I will speak briefly on amendment 21, although I will commend my hon. Friend the Member for Ashford for his contribution to the debate. He speaks with clear expertise and…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 345, in clause 4, page 2, line 31, at end insert— “(4A) If a registered medical practitioner conducts such a preliminary discussion with a person, the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I would like to press amendment 345 to a vote. Question put, That the amendment be made.04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am grateful for that intervention, which goes to the heart of my next question: why would we record and document later conversations, but not the initial one? That conversation…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventeenth sitting)Amendment 345 was tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon); I referred earlier to her record in this area. The amendment would ensure that medical…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I rise to speak to amendments 108, 343 and 344. I am delighted that the promoter of the Bill, my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley, has said that she accepts amendment 108,…04 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of England: SafeguardingI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Luke Myer) for securing this important debate. Safeguarding is the responsibility of…03 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifteenth sitting)In oral evidence, Fazilet Hadi stated in answer to a direct question from me that she felt that disabled people had not been listened to properly. Will the hon. Member comment on…26 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend quotes Dr Rachel Clarke. I was profoundly moved by her evidence. She was very clear that she wanted to talk about the NHS as it is, not as we would like it to be.…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I think we all accept that prognosis is quite difficult, but one reason why I think this is fundamentally important is that a member of my constituency Labour party was given a…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful for this debate, particularly as lots of people who, on Second Reading, were happy to pass the Bill through to Committee wanted the debate to happen. We should all…12 Feb 2025