Member

As far as the period of six months is concerned, I adopt the approach of Sir Christopher Whitty, who gave evidence in the Commons on the Public Bill Committee. The central view—that means the central likelihood of a particular person’s survival—“is usually reasonably accurate that someone is now on a point of a pathway from which there is not going to be a return. If you are going to choose one, this is a reasonable one. At six months, it is generally very predictable that someone is going to die in the foreseeable future. On whether it is five months or seven months, it is a lot harder, and there would be some caution”. Again, I agree with the accuracy of that and with the realism of it.