Baroness Berger (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 March 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

The noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, made some important points, as have been made by other noble Lords, about the drugs. Given the context of this debate, as we deliberate these amendments and later amendments, it is worth sharing that the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee of this House, in its important report about the extension of delegated powers in the Bill—of which there are now 48—had specific concerns about substances, drugs and the detail missing from the Bill. In fact, the two specific themes that are relevant are the lack of specification of approved drugs and the lack of regulation of approved substances. The Bill currently uses two delegated powers for something that would usually be described in the Bill, but it is instead in delegated legislation. That perhaps provides some context as to why these amendments have been put forward.

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