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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way while he is in full flow. One of the areas that I have been confused about in this debate is that the Minister said—I have no…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a very powerful argument. She is absolutely right to focus on protecting the vulnerable people who this law might apply to. She has touched on medics. I…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I will do my best to abide by that, Ms McVey. My recollection of the oral evidence is that the practitioners from California made it very clear that there was not a great deal of…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)While the oral evidence was divided on many things, I think there was unanimity that palliative care is in need of serious improvement across the board. I do not think a single…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I think I had got to the end of it. I will let you carry on, sir.12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)On the point of people feeling that they are a burden, one moment that stood out in the oral evidence was that, although the Western Australian Government’s own statistics show…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way again, and I am sorry to interrupt her when her speech is in full flow. My response to the hon. Member for Harrogate and…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend the Member for Stroud, in his rebuttal to my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West, described assisted dying as “medical care”. Personally, I do not regard…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)Further to those points of order, Ms McVey. My point of concern is similar to the one just raised, and is about the fact that on Second Reading a key plank of this proposed Bill…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)During the oral evidence, we heard from three sets of psychiatrists who all cast doubt on the suitability of the Mental Capacity Act for decisions such as assisted dying. Is the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)We all understand the evidence of the chief medical officer and why he and others, including Members here, prefer the use of the Mental Capacity Act. It is understood by doctors…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)Earlier, the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley made a point about public confidence in the Bill. In oral evidence, the representatives from the Royal College of…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)The Royal College of Psychiatrists highlights that a person’s capacity can change and is decision-specific. It therefore says that the Mental Capacity Act is not suitable for the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I believe that what the hon. Member has just espoused, and what has prompted this amendment, is the sort of thing that would have come out if we had had an impact assessment. If…11 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI will keep my comments brief. Every week when I am out in the constituency, I take the time to visit a farm, and this issue always comes up. It is concerning for many in my…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am taking that as a no.30 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixth sitting)Q This question is for Meredith Blake. Does it concern you that a large proportion of people who opted for assisted dying cited being a burden as their reason? Professor Blake:…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixth sitting)Let me just clarify. The state’s own report in 2023-24 had 35%. Professor Blake: We have in a place a system whereby at least 20 case studies are examined by the board every year…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventh sitting)Q My question is for Claire Williams, about the drugs that are used in the various jurisdictions and how that interplays with your view on whether this law comes into place. What…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Q Dr Mullock, during your oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee you recommended focusing on Oregon’s approach in particular. Do you have any concerns about the…29 Jan 2025