The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2026-27 has its second reading on 11 September 2026. This Library briefing provides an overview of the bill and key areas of debate.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2026-27 has its second reading on 11 September 2026. This Library briefing provides an overview of the bill and key areas of debate.

My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Preet Kaur Gill MP) has made the following statement:

Today I acknowledge the publication of the ninth annual - Learning from Lives and Deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report, which looks at deaths reviewed in 2024. A...

My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Preet Kaur Gill MP) has made the following statement:

Today I acknowledge the publication of the ninth annual - Learning from Lives and Deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report, which looks at deaths reviewed in 2024. A...

Today I acknowledge the publication of the ninth annual - Learning from Lives and Deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report, which looks at deaths reviewed in 2024. A copy of the report has also been placed in the House Library. LeDeR is a service...

Today I acknowledge the publication of the ninth annual - Learning from Lives and Deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report, which looks at deaths reviewed in 2024. A copy of the report has also been placed in the House Library. LeDeR is a service...

My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety (Zubir Ahmed MP) has made the following statement:

I would like to acknowledge today the publication of the updated eighth report on Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) produced...

My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety (Zubir Ahmed MP) has made the following statement:

I would like to acknowledge today the publication of the updated eighth report on Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) produced...

I would like to acknowledge today the publication of the updated eighth report on Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) produced by King’s College London. This replaces a previous version of the report which was retracted in December 2025 due a...

I would like to acknowledge today the publication of the updated eighth report on Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) produced by King’s College London. This replaces a previous version of the report which was retracted in December 2025 due a...

My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) has made the following statement:

Today I would like to acknowledge the publication of the eighth annual report Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) produced by Kings College London. A...

My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) has made the following statement:

Today I would like to acknowledge the publication of the eighth annual report Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) produced by Kings College London. A...

Today I would like to acknowledge the publication of the eighth annual report Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) produced by Kings College London. A copy will be deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. We know that families and stakeholders...

Today I would like to acknowledge the publication of the eighth annual report Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) produced by Kings College London. A copy will be deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. We know that families and stakeholders...

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would allow adults in England and Wales with a prognosis of less than six months to live to be provided with assistance to end their lives, subject to eligibility criteria and conditions. It is a private member’s bill that was introduced in the House of Commons by Kim Leadbeater (Labour MP for Spen Valley). It completed its passage through the Commons in June 2025. Its second reading in the House of Lords is due to take place on 12 September 2025.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would allow adults in England and Wales with a prognosis of less than six months to live to be provided with assistance to end their lives, subject to eligibility criteria and conditions. It is a private member’s bill that was introduced in...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. There are reports of an extremely serious incident at Brize Norton, which is being described as vandalism but, if course, may be worse. Will there be a statement from the Ministry of Defence later?

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. There are reports of an extremely serious incident at Brize Norton, which is being described as vandalism but, if course, may be worse. Will there be a statement from the Ministry of Defence later?

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

It is an honour and a privilege to open the debate on Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. It has been a long journey to get here, and I do not underestimate the...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

It is an honour and a privilege to open the debate on Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. It has been a long journey to get here, and I do not underestimate the...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. What level of concern does it give her that, between Second Reading and today, a growing canon of professionals and their independent professional bodies have urged great caution about this Bill, not on the principle, but because they are opposed...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. What level of concern does it give her that, between Second Reading and today, a growing canon of professionals and their independent professional bodies have urged great caution about this Bill, not on the principle, but because they are opposed...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I think what he is saying is that people have got different views, and they do have different views; we have different views in this House, and different people in different professions have different views. Every royal college has a neutral position...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I think what he is saying is that people have got different views, and they do have different views; we have different views in this House, and different people in different professions have different views. Every royal college has a neutral position...

I felt disturbed by quite a lot of the emails that I received from constituents—some of them who are my friends and people I like—implying that we here are either too stupid or careless to care for the most vulnerable. Is it not true that we all do care, whatever...

I felt disturbed by quite a lot of the emails that I received from constituents—some of them who are my friends and people I like—implying that we here are either too stupid or careless to care for the most vulnerable. Is it not true that we all do care, whatever...

I thank the hon. Member for that intervention, and she is absolutely right; the detail does matter. That is why I am so grateful to colleagues who have engaged in the detail. We know that there are different views within the public, and we have to take on board the...

I thank the hon. Member for that intervention, and she is absolutely right; the detail does matter. That is why I am so grateful to colleagues who have engaged in the detail. We know that there are different views within the public, and we have to take on board the...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I am just going to make some progress.

Patients must have

“an inevitably progressive illness or disease which cannot be reversed by treatment”

and a person is not considered to be terminally ill only because they have a disability or a mental disorder. These clear, strict criteria, plus the multiple capacity assessments, exclude...

I am just going to make some progress.

Patients must have

“an inevitably progressive illness or disease which cannot be reversed by treatment”

and a person is not considered to be terminally ill only because they have a disability or a mental disorder. These clear, strict criteria, plus the multiple capacity assessments, exclude...

I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. As she knows, the leading experts in palliative care have come out to oppose the Bill, and they point to the fact that hospices are underfunded and do not have the same ability to serve patients. I therefore gently...

I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. As she knows, the leading experts in palliative care have come out to oppose the Bill, and they point to the fact that hospices are underfunded and do not have the same ability to serve patients. I therefore gently...

I thank him for his intervention, but I would say, as I have said previously, that people working in palliative care have a mixed range of views on this subject. I have met with palliative care doctors, and some are very supportive of a change in the law because of...

I thank him for his intervention, but I would say, as I have said previously, that people working in palliative care have a mixed range of views on this subject. I have met with palliative care doctors, and some are very supportive of a change in the law because of...

Will my hon. Friend give way on that particular point?

Will my hon. Friend give way on that particular point?