Biography
Lord Pannick engaged substantively on assisted dying through multiple debate speeches in 2025-2026, arguing that the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would enhance dignity and autonomy while maintaining appropriate safeguards, and emphasizing that current law already recognizes individuals' rights to refuse treatment. He also contributed speeches on public health and prevention, particularly regarding tobacco and vapes legislation, arguing that public health protections justify restrictions on legal sales. His remaining contributions addressed matters outside the specified health and social care topics, including crime and policing, border security, and foreign policy.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…They benefit, as do people around the world, from astonishing scientific and technological developments in cancer treatment, telecommunications, defence industries and so many other disciplines.”
Record by topic
- Cancer225th of 6228.0
- Assisted dying170th of 3714.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
What they’ve said
“…o people—people who are worried about death and those who are worried that they may be coerced into agreeing to assisted dying. The issues are highly contentious, and the Bill has been passed by the other place—the democratically elected place.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…But the law says—I appreciate that we are currently debating the assisted dying Bill, but my speech has nothing to do with that—that if you assist a person to seek to take their own life, you can be prosecuted.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister and to all noble Lords who have spoken in what has been an interesting and important debate on a vital question. I am also grateful to the Minister and her officials, who have devoted considerable time to meeting me and others concerned about this matter, for taking our conc…”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I hope the Minister will give me as satisfactory a response in relation to this group as the other Minister just gave to the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey. Amendments 393B to 393F in this group are in my name.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ntaining the legal sale of tobacco products to persons over the age of 21, will continue the enormous damage to public health and the enormous cost to the National Health Service that is caused by the consumption of this product. I am not persuaded by the freedom arguments. We ban heroin.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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