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Lord Markham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 February 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

I will make just one point. My noble friend mentioned that this was opposed by every one of the groups. Again, we took evidence from all these groups. The position is that they are neutral on it, because their memberships are split on it. The Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of General Practitioners are neutral, so it is not right to say that they oppose it. At the same time, it is not right to say that they support it. I have heard noble Lords say a number of times that there are no groups that support it but, at the same time, you can say that there are no groups that oppose it. The fact is that they all take a neutral view because their memberships are split.

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