Biography
Lord Gove engaged extensively with the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through 11 debate speeches, focusing on assisted dying and palliative care provision. His contributions examined key technical issues including the role of neutral advisers versus independent advocates, the adequacy of Mental Capacity Act definitions for end-of-life decisions, devolved administration across UK nations, and concerns that committed palliative care funding had been absorbed by existing costs rather than expanding services. He also made a single speech on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill regarding resource allocation for disadvantaged and special educational needs children.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…e some doctors and some figures who become, as it were, the most energetic, determined, implacable advocates of assisted dying and the most generous providers of that service.”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying48th of 37118.0
- Palliative & end of life care125th of 56812.0
- Mental health603rd of 8804.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8992.0
What they’ve said
“…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 ↗
“…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 ↗
“…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 ↗
“…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…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Government have committed additional money for palliative care, for hospices, which is welcome: £100 million for adult care in hospices; £80 million for children’s care in hospices. But those who lead the hospice service say that this additional money has already been swallowed up in additional costs.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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