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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 apologise. The noble Baroness, Lady Freeman, emphasised in her Amendment 144A the importance of providing impersonalised information and assistance in relation to reaching a structured decision. She speaks from considerable experience, and I express my gratitude to her for talking to me about it and providing me with real assistance. That would have to be dealt with by codes of practice issued by the Secretary of State under Clause 39. If there were problems—for example, the codes of practice were thought not to be adequate or were giving rise to problems—it would be for the assisted dying commissioner, under Clause 49(1), to report or indicate that something was wrong. The points the noble Baroness makes are important and I apologise for not dealing with them.

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