Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

Labour — Erith and Thamesmead

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 September 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I also want to talk about data from the King’s Fund, which shows that in 2023-24 local authorities received more than 2 million requests for social care support for new clients, but only 859,000 received publicly funded, long-term social care, nearly two thirds of them older people. That means that 58% received no support. Furthermore, the Government’s equality impact assessment gives me pause. It acknowledges concerns that people from ethnic minority backgrounds may face higher risks because of poorer access to healthcare, poverty, lower quality of care and higher levels of abuse. Disabled people and disability organisations have also spoken powerfully throughout this debate about their concerns and the risks they believe this legislation could pose. We should listen carefully to those voices, because for many people the question is not simply whether they have been coerced; it is whether they are making this choice in circumstances none of us would want for ourselves.

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