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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 February 2026
Debate
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillContribution
who will, by the way, have every single power that the commissioner has. There will already be staff in this organisation who can do everything except these two things, so the deputy will be a completely unnecessary role. Frankly, it will probably be a costly role as well, because the same role will still have to be done by a person of the legal standing set out in the Bill; I have assumed that these will be judges of the United Kingdom, or of England and Wales, who have served here, but that is not specified on the Bill either.
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