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Baroness Berridge (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 March 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

The noble and learned Lord is correct that the amendment refers to the wrong person at the local authority. However, the substance of what I said two weeks ago about Amendment 462A is this: does not the panel need a power to ensure it can ask a local authority to meet unmet needs of the person in front of it, such as if their care package has fallen apart or there is a problem with their benefits? At the moment, it has no power to do anything other than approve, if the boxes are ticked. I am not saying that poor people should not apply, but I am asking the noble and learned Lord whether the panel should not have a power to ensure those needs are met when it has that evidence in front of it.

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