Debate on bill on Friday, 13 June 2025, in the House of Commons, led by Kim Leadbeater. The answering members were Stephen Kinnock and Kieran Mullan.

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Report stage resumed. New clause 10 discussed with new amendments and further new clauses. New Clauses 10 to 15 and new clauses 20 to 21 agreed to on question. Closure motion. Agreed to on question. Amendment (b), new clause 14 negatived on division (233 to 254). New clause 1 negatived on division (230 to 256). New clause 2 agreed to on division (259 to 216). New clause 16, objection taken. Debate adjourned. To be resumed on 20 June.

Secondary information

Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 768 cc1227-1332
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
Legislative stage: Report stage
Procedure: New clauses; Closure motions; Proxy voting; Private members' bills proceedings
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26. As amended in Public Bill Committee.
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Bills
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Rachel Hopkins | 768 c1227 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the House sit in private.
Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 16...; Lindsay Hoyle | 768 cc1227-8 (Link to this contribution)
Before we begin, I would like to say a few words about today’s proceedings.
We will begin a...; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1231 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.; Lindsay Hoyle | 768 cc1231-1243 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment (b) to new clause 13, a...; Kim Leadbeater | 768 cc1243-4 (Link to this contribution)
It is a privilege to open today’s debate and to present to the House the amendments tabled in my ...; Patricia Ferguson | 768 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
I am genuinely looking for clarification. As a former Cabinet Minister in the Scottish Government...; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
I have taken legal advice from Government officials to ensure that devolution is respected at eve...; Jim Shannon | 768 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
No, I am going to make some progress, if that is okay.
The substances that would be used wo...; Simon Hoare | 768 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Jim Shannon | 768 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
I am going to make some progress.
However, it is most likely that these products are alread...; Cat Eccles | 768 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
I will.; Cat Eccles | 768 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
As an operating department practitioner with more than 20 years of experience, I emphasise that c...; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for sharing her expertise, along with other colleagues with medical backgr...; 768 c1245 (Link to this contribution); Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
Given what you have said, Mr Speaker, I will make some progress. [Interruption.] A lot of Members...; Jim Shannon | 768 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
On the evidential basis, on page 15 of today’s edition of The Times there is a story about a gent...; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for the intervention, although I am not sure that it is relevant to th...; Gregory Stafford | 768 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid that I am going to have to make some progress, based on the number of Members who wis...; Ben Spencer | 768 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Kim Leadbeater | 768 cc1245-6 (Link to this contribution)
I will not—sorry.
New clause 15 and amendment 54 make changes to the Coroners and Justice A...; Ben Spencer | 768 c1246 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1246 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid not.
Coroners investigate suspicious or violent deaths, or situations in which ...; Jess Asato | 768 c1246 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1246 (Link to this contribution)
I will not, I am afraid.
It is the manner and timing of their death about which the patient...; Polly Billington | 768 c1247 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Kim Leadbeater | 768 cc1247-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am going to make some progress, I am afraid.
The Secretary of State must also consult pro...; Danny Kruger | 768 c1248 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Kim Leadbeater | 768 cc1248-9 (Link to this contribution)
I have nearly finished.
I have had many such conversations over recent months with those wh...; Sarah Olney | 768 c1249 (Link to this contribution)
It is a privilege to be called at this stage in the debate. My principal reason for voting agains...; John Hayes | 768 c1249 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Sarah Olney | 768 cc1249-1250 (Link to this contribution)
I will not, if that is okay.
We were told that it was not practical to produce such an asse...; Jim Shannon | 768 c1250 (Link to this contribution)
What assurances does the Bill give to the families of people with a disability, or those with men...; Sarah Olney | 768 cc1250-1 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome that intervention. I spoke extensively about the Bill’s impact on anorexic people, and ...; Paula Barker | 768 c1251 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Sarah Olney | 768 cc1251-2 (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry, but I will make some progress.
In a similar vein, I plan to support the amendme...; Jeevun Sandher | 768 c1252 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing me to rise to speak to new clause 6, which proposes a special...; Lindsay Hoyle | 768 c1252 (Link to this contribution)
Order. We need to make sure that contributions are tied to the amendments. We are not debating th...; Jeevun Sandher | 768 c1252 (Link to this contribution)
It is to the point of where we are—; Lindsay Hoyle | 768 c1252 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I will make that decision. Please do not challenge the Chair.; Jeevun Sandher | 768 cc1252-3 (Link to this contribution)
I do apologise, Mr Speaker.
What I meant to say is that new clause 6 would introduce a spec...; Anna Dixon | 768 c1253 (Link to this contribution)
This is a very sensitive issue. There is data to support the fact that people from minoritised et...; Jeevun Sandher | 768 c1253 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a powerful point, and other hon. Members have also spoken powerfully about t...; Sarah Olney | 768 c1253 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member calls me to speak. If we do not know, it is probably because those other nations ...; Jeevun Sandher | 768 c1253 (Link to this contribution)
We do know. Ethnic minorities are less likely to access assisted dying in jurisdictions where it ...; Naz Shah | 768 c1253 (Link to this contribution)
I am quite perplexed by my hon. Friend’s speech, but I would like to understand whether he has da...; Jeevun Sandher | 768 c1253 (Link to this contribution)
I have spent a lot of time around data, but I am not sure that I understand the question.; Simon Hoare | 768 c1253 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Member give way?; Jeevun Sandher | 768 c1253 (Link to this contribution)
I will make a bit more progress.
This has been a heated debate, and hon. Members on both si...; Rebecca Smith | 768 c1254 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to amendment (a) to new clause 15, tabled in my name, which I hope hon. Members w...; Lizzi Collinge | 768 c1254 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Lady not feel that the provisions in the Bill already have safeguards? Also, and mo...; Rebecca Smith | 768 cc1254-5 (Link to this contribution)
On the first point, I do not believe that the Bill is strong enough as it stands. On the second p...; Tim Farron | 768 c1255 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way; I want to support her in what she is saying. We ar...; Rebecca Smith | 768 c1255 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for his intervention and I completely agree with him. These are the sorts...; Simon Hoare | 768 c1255 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right in what she says. Those of us who are opposed to the death penalty, for e...; Rebecca Smith | 768 c1255 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend. The statistics I quoted earlier are pretty clear on the point he makes. L...; Naz Shah | 768 c1255 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member; she is making a very powerful speech. Does she share my concern about th...; Rebecca Smith | 768 cc1255-6 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member and I will come to that point very soon. I will now make some progress; I...; Simon Opher | 768 c1256 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Rebecca Smith | 768 c1256 (Link to this contribution)
No, I have already said that I am not going take any further interventions. I have been very gene...; Simon Opher | 768 c1256 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Rebecca Smith | 768 c1256 (Link to this contribution)
No.
Beyond coercion, automatic inquests provide vital opportunities to identify other criti...; 768 c1256 (Link to this contribution); Lindsay Hoyle | 768 c1256 (Link to this contribution)
May I informally suggest that we aim for speeches of around six minutes? I call Paul Waugh to pro...; Paul Waugh | 768 c1257 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of the amendment in my name, which seeks to strengthen new clause 14 t...; Anna Dixon | 768 c1257 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for speaking so clearly about the issue of advertising. Does he recognise ...; Paul Waugh | 768 cc1257-8 (Link to this contribution)
I completely agree with my hon. Friend. The dangers of what is happening in America provide a rea...; John Hayes | 768 c1258 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman and I entirely support his argument and his amendment. T...; Paul Waugh | 768 c1258 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with the right hon. Gentleman, and there is a wider point here about the Henry VIII power...; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1258 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making a powerful point, and there is consensus across the House about banning ...; Paul Waugh | 768 c1259 (Link to this contribution)
The point of my amendment is to make sure that a future Secretary of State would have to come bef...; Danny Kruger | 768 c1259 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Paul Waugh | 768 c1259 (Link to this contribution)
I will not; I am short of time.
Just how strong are the Bill’s safeguards? We are not comme...; Caroline Dinenage | 768 cc1259-1260 (Link to this contribution)
I intend to speak only briefly. We have to be really honest about where we are, and the current s...; Rachael Maskell | 768 c1260 (Link to this contribution)
I do not know whether the hon. Member has yet had time to read the report from the independent co...; Caroline Dinenage | 768 c1260 (Link to this contribution)
I certainly will read that report. The hon. Member makes an excellent point. Palliative care is r...; Desmond Swayne | 768 c1260 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder if you can assist me as I am at a loss as to ...; Nusrat Ghani | 768 c1260 (Link to this contribution)
I have no doubt that if the right hon. Member gives the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Di...; Caroline Dinenage | 768 cc1260-1 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am addressing new clause 13, which provides the strict regulat...; Jonathan Davies | 768 c1261 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Member share my concern that the impact assessment associated with the Bill says:; Caroline Dinenage | 768 c1261 (Link to this contribution)
I am not entirely sure that I agree with that.
However, I want to talk about the MHRA, whic...; Sadik Al-Hassan | 768 cc1261-2 (Link to this contribution)
Before entering this place last July as the Member for North Somerset, I had been a pharmacist fo...; Harriett Baldwin | 768 cc1262-3 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to new clause 14 and amendments (a) and (b) to that new clause. I am honoured to ...; Alison Hume | 768 c1263 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in favour of new clause 15, which clarifies that an assisted death would not be c...; Jess Asato | 768 c1264 (Link to this contribution)
I recognise that the situation facing my hon. Friend’s constituent is awful, but we are here toda...; Alison Hume | 768 c1264 (Link to this contribution)
New clause 15 particularly addresses the role of coroners. Coroners investigate deaths in which t...; Simon Opher | 768 c1264 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Alison Hume | 768 c1264 (Link to this contribution)
I will make some progress, thank you.
It is still a crime, even when the person is of sound...; Rachel Taylor | 768 c1264 (Link to this contribution)
One of my constituents told me of her mother’s pain in her last few months of suffering. It was s...; Alison Hume | 768 c1264 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a powerful case on behalf of her constituent. New clause 15 is a compassiona...; Simon Opher | 768 c1264 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Alison Hume | 768 c1264 (Link to this contribution)
I am coming to my conclusion. New clause 15 will protect bereaved families such as that of my con...; Nusrat Ghani | 768 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
As Mr Speaker has already mentioned, in order for everybody to get in—well, in order for most to ...; Gregory Stafford | 768 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am conscious of those comments and will try to limit my remark...; Peter Prinsley | 768 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Member agree that the barbiturates that we are considering are conventional agents?...; Gregory Stafford | 768 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
I obviously respect the hon. Gentleman, given his medical background, but as far as I am aware th...; Andrew Murrison | 768 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Gregory Stafford | 768 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
I will make a little progress before taking another intervention.
No safeguards can prevent...; Caroline Voaden | 768 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Gregory Stafford | 768 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
Can I just finish this point? During the 27 years that the law in Oregon has been in place, data ...; Andrew Murrison | 768 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend was right to table his amendment, which I certainly support. Does he agree that th...; Gregory Stafford | 768 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree. Some of the amendments tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Dame Ca...; Sadik Al-Hassan | 768 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Gregory Stafford | 768 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
I will make a little progress, but I will give way to the hon. Gentleman in a moment.
My am...; Sadik Al-Hassan | 768 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
I would like to share my expertise as a pharmacist with the hon. Member. Drugs can be used for ma...; Gregory Stafford | 768 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I do not disagree that drugs are used for differ...; John Hayes | 768 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Gregory Stafford | 768 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
This is the last intervention that I will take, as I must make progress.; John Hayes | 768 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
The reason why what my hon. Friend has said is so important is that it is yet another important s...; Gregory Stafford | 768 cc1266-7 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is entirely correct.
The Royal College of Physicians has said:
“...; Adam Jogee | 768 cc1267-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me my first opportunity to speak in the Ch...; Meg Hillier | 768 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
I visited the Isle of Man and met the sponsor of the Bill there. The House of Keys, which has onl...; Adam Jogee | 768 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a very good point.; John Hayes | 768 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Adam Jogee | 768 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
I will take one intervention from the other side of the House, and then I will continue.; John Hayes | 768 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is fast becoming one of my favourites on the Government Benches, among many co...; Adam Jogee | 768 cc1268-9 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention—it teaches me not to take them. I also than...; Tom Gordon | 768 cc1269-1270 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to amendment 3 in my name, which would do the exact opposite of the amendments of...; Tony Vaughan | 768 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
I want to put on record my sincere thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadb...; James Naish | 768 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. and learned Friend give way?; Tony Vaughan | 768 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
I will press on.
Secondly, the amendment attempts to limit the scope of future regulation b...; David Smith | 768 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. and learned Friend for giving way, given the time constraints. I have a simple bu...; Tony Vaughan | 768 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
That will have to be worked out; I do not have the answer at my fingertips, but others might.
...; 768 c1271 (Link to this contribution); Tony Vaughan | 768 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
I am essentially finished.
I urge hon. Members to reject amendment (b) to new clause 14 in ...; John Glen | 768 cc1271-2 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to have my first opportunity to contribute on this Bill. It would not be appropriat...; Danny Kruger | 768 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his amendments. He is absolutely right to say that this...; John Glen | 768 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
It will not surprise my hon. Friend to hear that I agree wholeheartedly. I recognise that that wa...; Kim Leadbeater | 768 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his constructive engagement, but he did not vote for the Bil...; John Glen | 768 cc1272-3 (Link to this contribution)
I have been very clear that I have tabled my amendments in a constructive way to reflect the will...; Allison Gardner | 768 cc1273-4 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support a number of new clauses and amendments to the Bill. The common thread running t...; Naz Shah | 768 c1274 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Does she share my concern that most of our discussions...; Allison Gardner | 768 cc1274-5 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend.
To expect MPs to improve the Bill without clarity as ...; Paul Kohler | 768 c1275 (Link to this contribution)
Let me begin by laying my cards on the table. I am, of course, a liberal and have always supporte...; Iqbal Mohamed | 768 c1275 (Link to this contribution)
The issue of palliative care has been raised across the House. We have been repeatedly told that ...; Paul Kohler | 768 c1276 (Link to this contribution)
I agree entirely with the hon. Member. It would not be a free choice if we make that choice now, ...; Christine Jardine | 768 c1276 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Paul Kohler | 768 c1276 (Link to this contribution)
This is the last one; I will.; Christine Jardine | 768 c1276 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I share with him concerns about the level and quality of p...; Paul Kohler | 768 cc1276-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Giving people a choice when they look on the interne...; Rachel Taylor | 768 c1277 (Link to this contribution)
I begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) who has exemplifie...; Ben Spencer | 768 c1277 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way on that point?; Rachel Taylor | 768 c1277 (Link to this contribution)
No, I will make some progress. Requiring a judicial oath would be inappropriate because the panel...; Jess Asato | 768 c1277 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way on that point?; Rachel Taylor | 768 cc1277-8 (Link to this contribution)
No, I will make some progress and expand on my point. Disqualifying retired and deputy judges wou...; Ben Spencer | 768 c1278 (Link to this contribution)
Before I come to the substantive part of my speech, I would like to pick up on the comments of th...; Caroline Voaden | 768 c1279 (Link to this contribution)
I take issue with some of the language being used. We have heard the words “murder”, “killing” an...; Nusrat Ghani | 768 c1279 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Before Dr Spencer resumes, I note that this has been a well-tempered debate. Let us keep i...; Ben Spencer | 768 c1279 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for her intervention. Of course there are situations in which a decision ...; Tim Farron | 768 c1279 (Link to this contribution)
I will not be the only person in this place who has lost someone they loved to suicide. In listen...; Ben Spencer | 768 cc1279-1280 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Of course, these are difficult things to disentangl...; Shockat Adam | 768 c1280 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Member give way?; Ben Spencer | 768 c1280 (Link to this contribution)
I think I am pushing it.
I tried to intervene on the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadb...; Marsha De Cordova | 768 c1280 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to amendment 27, which would require the doses and types of lethal drugs to be pr...; Sam Rushworth | 768 c1280 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, will my hon. Friend give way?; Marsha De Cordova | 768 c1280 (Link to this contribution)
I will not take any interventions.
It is clear that the Bill does not protect vulnerable pa...; Ellie Chowns | 768 c1281 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of new clauses 13 to 15, tabled by the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Ki...; Polly Billington | 768 c1281 (Link to this contribution)
I am interested in what the hon. Lady says about the safety of those drugs. Does any adverse even...; Ellie Chowns | 768 cc1281-2 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for raising that issue and giving me the opportunity to speak about the d...; Jonathan Davies | 768 c1282 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Ellie Chowns | 768 c1282 (Link to this contribution)
I am very short of time, so I think I had better continue.
Turning to new clause 15, which ...; Simon Opher | 768 c1282 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Ellie Chowns | 768 c1282 (Link to this contribution)
I am so sorry, but we are very short of time.
New clause 15 is a compassionate and practica...; 768 c1282 (Link to this contribution); Ellie Chowns | 768 c1282 (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry, but I am concluding. We are each speaking from our own experience and from the heart....; 768 c1282 (Link to this contribution); Nusrat Ghani | 768 c1282 (Link to this contribution)
Order. The hon. Lady has made it clear that she is not taking interventions at this time.; Ellie Chowns | 768 c1283 (Link to this contribution)
The evidence shows that it is dying people themselves, facing the end of life, who wish to have t...; Patricia Ferguson | 768 c1283 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to my amendment 13, which concerns the appointment of the voluntary assisted dyin...; Jonathan Davies | 768 c1283 (Link to this contribution)
Given the scandals we have seen in healthcare over many years, from infected blood and medicines ...; Patricia Ferguson | 768 cc1283-4 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a valid point. The point of my amendment, as I will come on to, is that we n...; Caroline Johnson | 768 cc1284-5 (Link to this contribution)
I refer right hon. and hon. Members to my entry on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—I...; Anna Dixon | 768 c1285 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for so eloquently describing some of the variation in the use of drugs in t...; Caroline Johnson | 768 c1285 (Link to this contribution)
I think one of the key problems with this form of intervention, compared with others, is that we ...; Sadik Al-Hassan | 768 c1285 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Lizzi Collinge | 768 c1285 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Caroline Johnson | 768 cc1285-6 (Link to this contribution)
I do not have much time and I do not want Madam Deputy Speaker’s cough to return. [Laughter.]
...; Alex Barros-Curtis | 768 cc1286-7 (Link to this contribution)
I stand in support of new clauses 20 and 21, along with amendments 89 and 90 and 92 to 95, all of...; Danny Kruger | 768 c1287 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Alex Barros-Curtis | 768 cc1287-8 (Link to this contribution)
I will not, because I want to finish up; I appreciate the hon. Member’s forbearance.
That c...; Robin Swann | 768 c1288 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of amendment (a) to amendment 77, which is in my name. I should also r...; Sadik Al-Hassan | 768 c1288 (Link to this contribution)
As a pharmacist, I should say that the drugs to be used for assisted dying are commonly used in p...; Robin Swann | 768 cc1288-9 (Link to this contribution)
I think the hon. Gentleman said in an earlier intervention that those medicines would then be use...; Blair McDougall | 768 cc1289-1290 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of amendment 15, which is tabled in my name. I will minimise my commen...; Shockat Adam | 768 c1290 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Member agree that no matter how many new clauses we introduce, we cannot militate a...; Blair McDougall | 768 c1290 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member makes an important point that we have to consider. We must recognise that, as he ...; Simon Opher | 768 c1290 (Link to this contribution)
If my hon. Friend looks at the statistics, he will see that it is usually the better-off in socie...; Blair McDougall | 768 c1290 (Link to this contribution)
I will come to that point shortly.
We have a duty to ask whether the poorest and most vulne...; Anna Dixon | 768 c1291 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a strong argument for excluding private, for-profit providers. He may know t...; Blair McDougall | 768 c1291 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes an important point. Amendment 15 seeks to recognise that there is a differen...; Simon Opher | 768 c1291 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend accept one more intervention?; Blair McDougall | 768 c1291 (Link to this contribution)
I do not wish to exacerbate your bronchitis, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I will continue.
Amen...; Simon Hoare | 768 cc1291-2 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of amendments (a) and (b) to new clause 14, new clauses 1, 2 and 16, a...; Jim Shannon | 768 c1292 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Simon Hoare | 768 cc1292-3 (Link to this contribution)
I will not; I am very conscious of time.
Madam Deputy Speaker, given that so many right hon...; Catherine Fookes | 768 cc1293-4 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support new clauses 20 and 21, and amendments 70, 71 and 92 to 95. They are all about t...; Liz Saville Roberts | 768 cc1294-6 (Link to this contribution)
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lefarydd. I rise to speak to amendments 39 to 41, which stand in my ...; Siobhain McDonagh | 768 c1296 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to amendment 12, which stands in my name. I want to be clear that a decision on a...; Antonia Bance | 768 c1296 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is setting out her concerns eloquently. What concerns does she have that the Bill ...; Siobhain McDonagh | 768 c1296 (Link to this contribution)
That is the whole purpose of my amendment and my speech. Section 1 of the 2006 Act is the legal f...; Andrew Pakes | 768 c1296 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Nusrat Ghani | 768 c1296 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Before an intervention is taken, may I put it on the record that Members should not be wan...; Andrew Pakes | 768 c1296 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.; Nusrat Ghani | 768 c1296 (Link to this contribution)
Okay, go on.; Andrew Pakes | 768 cc1296-7 (Link to this contribution)
I did use the facilities, Madam Deputy Speaker; I apologise for that. I am a gentleman of an age....; Siobhain McDonagh | 768 c1297 (Link to this contribution)
The power to alter the intentions, as mentioned by my hon. Friend, was not in the Bill we voted f...; Polly Billington | 768 c1297 (Link to this contribution)
It is important for my hon. Friend to be able to explain in detail what the philosophical and ins...; Siobhain McDonagh | 768 c1297 (Link to this contribution)
Its potential is to alter everything in a very undemocratic manner. In this very Chamber, Nye Bev...; Calum Miller | 768 c1298 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of amendments 21, 103, 104 and 42, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member...; Josh Fenton-Glynn | 768 c1298 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Calum Miller | 768 cc1298-9 (Link to this contribution)
I will not give way.
Only by having the assessment of the palliative care system that is pr...; Rupa Huq | 768 c1299 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support amendments 34 to 36 and new clause 6, tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member...; Jess Asato | 768 c1299 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, will my hon. Friend give way?; Rupa Huq | 768 c1299 (Link to this contribution)
Will I get more time? [Laughter.]; Nusrat Ghani | 768 c1299 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.; Jess Asato | 768 c1300 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend and I recognise the time constraints. On the issue of vulnerable groups, s...; Rupa Huq | 768 c1300 (Link to this contribution)
I totally agree. We know that Esther Rantzen and Jonathan Dimbleby want the Bill to be implemente...; Lizzi Collinge | 768 c1300 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, will my hon. Friend give way?; Rupa Huq | 768 c1300 (Link to this contribution)
No, because I will not get any more time.
Given the cost of care, people could convince the...; Naz Shah | 768 c1300 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, will my hon. Friend give way?; Rupa Huq | 768 c1300 (Link to this contribution)
No, I am not giving way.
At my advice surgery, people have pointed out the unfairness of th...; Richard Tice | 768 c1301 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support new clauses 13 to 15, and to oppose amendment 42. I commend the hon. Member for...; Danny Kruger | 768 c1301 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, will the hon. Member give way?; Richard Tice | 768 c1301 (Link to this contribution)
I will not, because so many hon. Members wish to speak.
In this country we are lucky enough...; Rachael Maskell | 768 c1301 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, will the hon. Member give way?; Richard Tice | 768 c1301 (Link to this contribution)
No, that would be unfair as so many wish to speak.
In considering the Bill, I think, yes, l...; Melanie Ward | 768 cc1301-2 (Link to this contribution)
I am almost in my 13th hour of trying to speak on this topic, so I hope Members will understand t...; Munira Wilson | 768 c1303 (Link to this contribution)
Even though I am not opposed to the principle of assisted dying, I have a number of deep concerns...; Jeevun Sandher | 768 c1303 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member raises a powerful and excellent point about the people from ethnic minorities who...; Munira Wilson | 768 c1304 (Link to this contribution)
I actually think the stats the hon. Member cited undermine his own argument, because all the data...; Lee Dillon | 768 c1304 (Link to this contribution)
I hear the argument from hon. Members on both sides of the Chamber about palliative care in this ...; Munira Wilson | 768 c1304 (Link to this contribution)
I note that the Health and Social Care Committee and the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Ma...; Lloyd Hatton | 768 c1305 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of new clause 15 and amendment 54, and against new clause 5. As right ...; Simon Opher | 768 c1305 (Link to this contribution)
It is important to realise that if there are any suspicions around an assisted death, a coroner c...; Lloyd Hatton | 768 c1305 (Link to this contribution)
I share my hon. Friend’s sentiment. I firmly believe that we should protect bereaved families aga...; Anna Dixon | 768 c1305 (Link to this contribution)
I wonder what my hon. Friend’s view is of the opinion of the Royal College of Pathologists—the bo...; Lloyd Hatton | 768 cc1305-6 (Link to this contribution)
I respectfully disagree with that position. I believe that there are already levels of safeguardi...; Carla Lockhart | 768 c1306 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support and speak briefly to amendment (a) to amendment 77, tabled by the hon. Member f...; Jim Shannon | 768 c1306 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right to pursue this matter. The hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobh...; Carla Lockhart | 768 cc1306-7 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. On a constitutional basis alone, amendment (a) to amendment 7...; Lizzi Collinge | 768 c1307 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Carla Lockhart | 768 cc1307-8 (Link to this contribution)
No, I will not.
Amendment 443 sought to mandate that those substances be approved through t...; John Grady | 768 cc1308-9 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to amendments 8, 13, 82, 83, 85 and 86, but first I turn to amendment 77, which w...; Kirsteen Sullivan | 768 c1309 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that across all aspects of the Bill we cannot legislate only for those ...; John Grady | 768 c1309 (Link to this contribution)
I am obliged to my hon. Friend—that is precisely why I joined the Labour party as a 16-year-old. ...; Jess Asato | 768 c1309 (Link to this contribution)
Last weekend my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) posted on X a story of tw...; John Grady | 768 c1309 (Link to this contribution)
I think everyone in the House debates this issue in good faith, and in the courts there is a gene...; John Hayes | 768 cc1309-1310 (Link to this contribution)
Edmund Burke said:
“Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.”
Over time, I have seen m...; 768 c1310 (Link to this contribution); John Hayes | 768 c1310 (Link to this contribution)
I give way to the hon. Member for North Herefordshire as I cited her.; Ellie Chowns | 768 c1310 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid that the right hon. Gentleman has misrepresented what I said. I was contributing an o...; John Hayes | 768 c1310 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid that I disagree. There are numerous cases where people will be encouraged, and perhap...; Tim Farron | 768 c1310 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, evidence from exit interviews shows that 35% of people choosing an assisted death ...; John Hayes | 768 cc1310-1 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman anticipated what I was about to say; I have cited exactly that evidence many t...; Judith Cummins | 768 c1311 (Link to this contribution)
Members need to be aware that I will start the Front-Bench speeches at 1.30 pm. I call the final ...; Rachael Maskell | 768 cc1311-2 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to my amendment 27. The insufficiencies of clause 25 and new clause 13, and the m...; Lizzi Collinge | 768 c1312 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Rachael Maskell | 768 c1312 (Link to this contribution)
No time.
There is a lack of consistency of approach and data across jurisdictions on the su...; Judith Cummins | 768 c1312 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister.; Kieran Mullan | 768 cc1312-4 (Link to this contribution)
May I start by offering the condolences of His Majesty’s Opposition to all those affected by the ...; Stephen Kinnock | 768 cc1314-5 (Link to this contribution)
I associate the Government with the words of the Opposition spokesman regarding the tragic incide...; Tom Gordon | 768 c1315 (Link to this contribution)
One of the key things that the Bill’s sponsor, the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater), ...; Stephen Kinnock | 768 cc1315-6 (Link to this contribution)
I can confirm that it is absolutely the policy intent of the sponsor for that to be a backstop. T...; Caroline Johnson | 768 c1316 (Link to this contribution)
The advocates of the Bill talk about the point of choice and autonomy in the decision about when ...; Stephen Kinnock | 768 c1316 (Link to this contribution)
I refer the hon. Lady to the impact assessment, which is of course not a forecast but a set of sc...; Kit Malthouse | 768 c1316 (Link to this contribution)
claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).
Question put forthwith, That the Quest...; Judith Cummins | 768 c1324 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I ask the Serjeant at Arms to investigate the delay in the Aye Lobby.; 768 c1324 (Link to this contribution)
Object.
The Deputy Speaker interrupted the business (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill ...; Christine Jardine | 768 c1332 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I do not think it matters how one is going to vote on ...; Judith Cummins | 768 c1332 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for her point of order. She will have seen that I sent the Sergeant at Ar...
Subjects: Disability Disclosure of information Codes of practice Devolution Coroners Equality Domestic abuse Drugs Private sector Ethnic groups Euthanasia Learning disability Hospices NHS Medical treatments Protection Publicity Parliamentary scrutiny Palliative care Safety Scotland Vulnerable adults Welsh language Welsh Government Impact assessments Henry VIII clauses Terminal illnesses
Legislation: National Health Service Act 2006; Suicide Act 1961; Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
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