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Lord Sandhurst (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 April 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

There were grave problems with having the judges. As the noble and learned Lord knows, it would have occupied far too much court time. It simply was not practicable to put it into the courts. If it was to be dealt with properly by a judge it would have been at least half a day, sometimes a day. If you had 1,000 cases a year, that would be 1,000 court days. A High Court judge has 240 sitting days a year, as the noble and learned Lord, a former Lord Chancellor, should jolly well know. Is he saying that four High Court judges should have been taken out of business permanently? The answer must be noted.

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