“…I believe he is saying that, if the Bill passes, we could have a situation where assisted dying is legal in Wales but the NHS does not provide any service—that is theoretically possible—it would be a private service that would be available to citizens in Wales but an NHS service that would be provided in England; there…”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying51st of 39220.0
- Palliative & end of life care177th of 5408.0
- Medical ethics & regulation61st of 2266.0
- Mental health615th of 8904.0
- Cancer520th of 6412.0
- Learning disability & autism758th of 9052.0
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What they’ve said
“…e on the part of those who objected to the word but because representative medical organisations, including the GMC and others, said that it is quite wrong to talk about referring.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As my noble friend Lord Harper pointed out, when the Senedd voted on the broad principle of assisted dying—not this legislation but the broad principle—the Senedd was against it.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Welsh Ministers thought that NHS resources were better devoted to improving palliative care, for example, or to doing something else, if they said that they would not be providing any resources to support assisted dying, then it would be legal but unfunded.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Jeremy Miles believed that if a legislative consent Motion had been denied, we would have legal assisted suicide—assisted dying—in Wales without the capacity of a Welsh Minister to determine the future of the NHS as they wished. Perhaps that can be cleared up.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Is it the case that he believes that the Bill, as written currently, would allow the Government to create an assisted dying help service by means of statutory instrument?…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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