Biography
Naz Shah has engaged extensively on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through 40 debate speeches, raising substantive concerns about safeguarding provisions, particularly regarding vulnerable groups including those with eating disorders and people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. She tabled multiple amendments seeking impact assessments and enhanced oversight mechanisms, drawing on her background in NHS commissioning and public health to argue for robust data collection on access disparities. Shah also contributed to debates on baby loss and maternity care, reflecting her broader engagement with end-of-life and maternal health policy areas.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Closer to home, I had the honour to serve in Committee for the assisted dying Bill—something that went beyond party lines—where I had the opportunity to work with colleagues from across the House, including the hon. Member for East Wiltshire (Danny Kruger).”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying2nd of 371342.0
- Palliative & end of life care2nd of 568306.0
- Mental health9th of 880153.0
- Cancer28th of 62236.0
- Diabetes10th of 19024.0
- Health inequalities19th of 28815.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 68812.0
- Dementia30th of 2519.0
- Learning disability & autism382nd of 8999.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 3026.0
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
What they’ve said
“…Baby loss is not just a personal tragedy but a public health issue, in particular when it occurs as a result of preventable errors or gaps in care that we have the power to fix. Baby loss has a deep and lasting impact not only on mothers and fathers, but on siblings and entire families.”
Baby Loss · 2025-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…People with anorexia stop eating and drinking because they have a psychiatric illness. Those are two categorically different issues. I must make it absolutely clear that even though amendment 14 has passed today, it does not address concerns about anorexia or close that loophole.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I will make some progress. Hundreds of eating disorder experts, doctors, lawyers, charities, family members and people with lived experience urged Parliament to close this loophole and support amendment 38. As a Committee, we failed to heed their warning.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I can talk about how clinicians from every single major charity for eating disorders have made it clear that if this Bill goes through, it will not be fit for purpose and people will fall through that loophole.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-05-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…What if we have somebody with diabetes? The hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Sarah Bool) spoke very passionately about diabetes. I know the experience, because I was gestationally diabetic on three occasions and dependent on insulin, and I also appreciate the risk of being a pre-diabetic.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-05-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
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