B

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 March 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

They will not be involved in the judgment as to whether the person is eligible for lethal drugs; they are providing their clinical expertise and knowledge. It is the panel who, separately, independently and through a process that can be completely scrutinised and documented, would make that assessment. That would mean that the patient’s care could not be contaminated by pressures causing the doctor to be burnt out, financial pressures on the system in which that patient is being treated, or even administrative pressures, such as the patient’s discharge becoming difficult and the hospital needing beds because patients are being treated in corridors—which we know is happening all the time. It provides separation and a degree of clarity over the assessment and judgment.

More from Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB)

Other recent Hansard contributions by the same speaker.

About Hansard

Hansard is the official verbatim record of proceedings in the UK Parliament. Every word spoken in the Commons and Lords is recorded and published — this page is a single contribution from that record.

Partner sites