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Lord Harper (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 February 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

I deliberately did not intervene on the noble and learned Lord earlier, because he dealt with the point and I thought that we had spent enough time on it. He has now just made it even more confusing. I just want to make sure that I have this right. The Minister appeared to be saying that you could have a set of conditions, none of which was fatal but the combination of them was terminal, and that that would trigger the circumstance. I said that that was not what the Bill said. The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, pointed out that if you had a range of conditions, all of which were fatal, that would count—I do not dispute that at all. The noble and learned Lord seems to be saying that if someone has a condition that is not currently recognised as terminal, they would qualify under the Bill. Did I hear him correctly or have I got that wrong?

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