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Ranks 187th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 15%. 47 contributions since 2024-09-04.
“…ection for the vulnerable, the weak, the poor, the disabled, the sick, those with suicidal ideation, those with mental health problems and all those whom we have identified. Many of us have concluded that this Bill is not safe and have worked to try to make it safer.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Think of the pressures of bed-blocking and budgets in the NHS. Regrettably, many of the amendments that the noble and learned Lord tabled weaken safeguards for which the MPs voted—such as explicit domestic abuse training or the mandatory independent advocate presence—under the guise of tidying up the Bill.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Physicians, the British Geriatrics Society, the Law Society, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the organisation Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…dment 670 seeks to define what might be said to comprise assistance under the Bill, referring to “any aspect of assisted dying under or in connection with the provisions of this Act, including but not limited to … administrative or managerial tasks, such as the allocation of” duties to carry out these tasks; supervisio…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I assume that the noble Baroness is aware that one of the reasons why we need to be absolutely specific about what we are doing is that 42% of people think assisted dying is palliative care. We need to make clear what we are talking about.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I apologise to the House; I am struggling slightly. We are talking about assisted dying here and nothing else. I am saying that there has to be a conscience clause: that people of faith—I do not know how many faiths are involved—must have the right not to go against their conscience.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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