Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Examination of witnesses. Committee adjourned till 22 January. Written evidence reported to the House.

Examination of witnesses. Committee adjourned till 22 January. Written evidence reported to the House.

Clause 32, discussed with amendments, new clause 36 (Voluntary assisted dying services: England), and new clause 37 (Voluntary assisted dying services: Wales). Clause 32 disagreed to. Clause 33, discussed with amendments, new clause 38 (Information sharing), and new clause 39 (Obligations of confidence etc). Amendment agreed to on division (19 votes to 3). Clause 33 agreed to, as amended. Clause 34, discussed with amendments, new clause 33 (Collection of Statistics (No. 2)), and new schedule 3 (Statistics to be Collected). Two amendments negatived on division (7 votes to 15 and 4 votes to 18 respectively). Clause 34 agreed to, as amended. Two amendments to clause 35 negatived on division (9 votes to 14 respectively). An amendment, discussed with new clause 20 (Annual impact assessment of assisted dying), new clause 28 (12-month Assessment of this Act), and new clause 40 (Reporting on implementation of Act), agreed to. Clause 35 agreed to, as amended. Amendment to clause 36 negatived on division (8 votes to 15). Clauses 36 and 37 agreed to. Clause 38 agreed to, as amended. Amendment to clause 39 agreed to on division (15 votes to 8). Clause 39 agreed to, as amended. Amendment to clause 40 negatived on division (8 votes to 15). Clause 40 agreed to, as amended. Clause 41 agreed to. Two amendments to clause 42 negatived on division (8 votes to 15 respectively). Three amendments agreed to (22 votes to 1; 12 votes to 11; 8 votes to 15). Clause 42, as amended, agreed to on division (15 votes to 8). Clause 43 agreed to. New clause 8 (Duty to consult before making regulations) agreed to. New clause 14 (Voluntary Assisted Dying Commissioner) agreed to on division (15 votes to 8). New clause 15 (Referral by Commissioner of case to multidisciplinary panel) agreed to. Amendment to new clause 17 (Reconsideration of panel decisions refusing certificate of eligibility) negatived on division (3 votes to 20). New clause 17 agreed to on division (20 votes to 3). New clause 19 (Recording of preliminary discussion) agreed to. Motion that new clause 21 (Determination by panel of eligibility for assistance) be read a second time agreed to on division (15 votes to 8). Four amendments to clause 21 negatived on division (9 votes to 14; 8 votes to 15; 3 votes to 20; 3 votes to 20). Clause 21, as amended, agreed to. New clause 24 (Falsification of documentation etc with intention that another will obtain assistance to end own life) agreed to. Motion that new clause 36 (Voluntary assisted dying services: England) be read a second time agreed to on division (15 votes to 8). Four amendments to clause 36 negatived on division (3 votes to 20; 8 votes to 15; 8 votes to 14; 8 votes to 14). New clause 36 agreed to on division (14 votes to 8). New clause 37 (Voluntary assisted dying services: Wales) agreed to. New clause 38 (Information sharing) agreed to. New clause 39 (Obligations of confidence etc) agreed to. New clause 40 (Reporting on implementation of Act) agreed to. New clause 9 (Advertising offences: services of coordinating and independent doctors) negatived on division (9 votes to 13). New clause 10 (Collection of information on assistance) negatived on division (8 votes to 15). New clause 12 (Obligations related to training) negatived on division (8 votes to 15). New clause 18 (Provision of information in English and Welsh) agreed to on division (12 votes to 11). New clause 22 (No obligation for occupiers and operators of premises) negatived on division (3 votes to 20). New clause 23 (No detriment for care home or hospice not providing assistance) negatived on division (3 votes to 20). New clause 25 (Independent advocate) agreed to. New clause 28 (12-month Assessment of this Act) negatived on division (8 votes to 15). New clause 30 (Relatives seeking assistance at the same time) debated and withdrawn. New clause 33 (Collection of Statistics (No.2)) negatived on division (9 votes to 14). New clause 34 (Assisted Dying Not a Medical Treatment) negatived on division (2 votes to 21). New clause 35 (Disability Advisory Board on the implementation and implications of the Act for disabled people) agreed to. Schedules 1 to 6 disagreed to. New schedule 1 (The Voluntary Assisted Dying Commissioner) agreed to on division (15 votes to 8). Motion that new schedule 2 (Assisted Dying Review Panels) be read a second time agreed to on division (16 votes to 7). Amendment to new schedule 2 negatived on division (8 votes to 15). New schedule 2, agreed to, as amended. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 212). Written evidence reported to the House.

Clause 32, discussed with amendments, new clause 36 (Voluntary assisted dying services: England), and new clause 37 (Voluntary assisted dying services: Wales). Clause 32 disagreed to. Clause 33, discussed with amendments, new clause 38 (Information sharing), and new clause 39 (Obligations of confidence etc). Amendment agreed to on division (19...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the additional costs to devolved governments on public sector pay bills as a result of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the additional costs to devolved governments on public sector pay bills as a result of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the projected cost to the public purse is of implementing the measures on local government within the the Devolution White Paper (CP 1218), published on 16 December 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the projected cost to the public purse is of implementing the measures on local government within the the Devolution White Paper (CP 1218), published on 16 December 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost of further devolution in Hertfordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost of further devolution in Hertfordshire.

My Lords, these amendments deal with a range of issues concerning enforcement. As the noble Baroness, Lady Crawley, said, I have signed and fully support the numerous amendments she has tabled, and I do not intend, other than very briefly, to touch on those at all.

I said at Second Reading...

My Lords, these amendments deal with a range of issues concerning enforcement. As the noble Baroness, Lady Crawley, said, I have signed and fully support the numerous amendments she has tabled, and I do not intend, other than very briefly, to touch on those at all.

I said at Second Reading...

Moved by

Lord Hope of Craighead

47: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

“Product regulations: devolved administrations

(1) Product regulations may not be made until the Secretary of State has consulted the devolved administrations as to their impact and effect on the marketing and use of products in the areas within the...

Moved by

Lord Hope of Craighead

47: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

“Product regulations: devolved administrations

(1) Product regulations may not be made until the Secretary of State has consulted the devolved administrations as to their impact and effect on the marketing and use of products in the areas within the...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for adding their names to this amendment in my name.

The amendment seeks to insert a new clause into the Bill with two objectives. The first is to ensure...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for adding their names to this amendment in my name.

The amendment seeks to insert a new clause into the Bill with two objectives. The first is to ensure...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response to my amendments and for his assurances on the way forward that he sees on these matters.

I would like to make two points. First, I appreciate entirely that consulting on every single regulation would be a very time-consuming process,...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response to my amendments and for his assurances on the way forward that he sees on these matters.

I would like to make two points. First, I appreciate entirely that consulting on every single regulation would be a very time-consuming process,...

The Minister is right. Consensus lies at the heart of the common framework system. There will not be agreement across the various Administrations without consensus but, where consensus exists, it is a signal that they should be protected against any misfortune on legislation that is across the entire United Kingdom.

Having...

The Minister is right. Consensus lies at the heart of the common framework system. There will not be agreement across the various Administrations without consensus but, where consensus exists, it is a signal that they should be protected against any misfortune on legislation that is across the entire United Kingdom.

Having...

My Lords, much of this Bill, as we know, is underpinned by secondary legislation, which has yet to be set out. That, of course, includes online marketplaces. To support the development of effective regulation, the Government, I hope, will set out their timetable for developing such secondary legislation as soon...

My Lords, much of this Bill, as we know, is underpinned by secondary legislation, which has yet to be set out. That, of course, includes online marketplaces. To support the development of effective regulation, the Government, I hope, will set out their timetable for developing such secondary legislation as soon...