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Ranks 713th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 56%. 9 contributions since 2025-09-12.
“…My amendment would prohibit medical professionals from raising assisted dying as an option, unless explicitly requested by the patient. I will be very brief in introducing this amendment, by pointing out to the Committee that it goes to the heart of a juxtaposition suggested by the Bill.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, in moving Amendment 438E, I will speak also to Amendments 438EA—which the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, has been kind enough to support—and 438F, 454A and 454B about non-violent extremism. Right at the start, the term “non-violent extremism” requires a bit of definition.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-01-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Secretary of State by regulation ensures that the NHS delivers voluntary assisted dying services? When the Minister replies to the debate, can she cast some light on this matter so that we know whether or not the proposal that the noble Lord, Lord Birt, has put forward and my noble friend has opposed really has any bas…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…have made the case against them, but there is hung on this whole debate an assumption that the NHS will deliver assisted dying. I remind the Committee that there is no guarantee of that in the Bill.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 ·
“…ment 394 would require the assessing doctor to arrange, and require the person to attend, a consultation with a palliative care specialist. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, who moved the lead amendment in this group, and the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, who spoke earlier, I was on the Select Committee.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…t to recognise at the start that it is, in fact, not clear from the Bill whether the NHS will provide voluntary assisted dying services. This was a point in relation to which the Bill was criticised very heavily by the Delegated Powers Committee, on which I sit.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-12-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
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