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Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 February 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

I should get on. I apologise, but the noble Baroness has had a very fair crack at that particular whip. I come to the question of the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean, which is: should there be a register of the interests of the assisted dying commissioner? I understand what motivates that. I do not think that that is necessary because, as my noble friend Lady Levitt said, that is something that would be dealt with by the normal process governing conflicts of interest. There would not necessarily be a record of it, but it would be something that would have to be disclosed before a decision was made. The noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, raised various issues in relation to the appointments process, but I hope that I have dealt with them by referring to the process that would apply. I think I have dealt with all the other points, including the point from the noble Earl, Lord Howe, about Amendment 913A.

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