Layla Moran

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

Speaking in the House of Commons on 26 March 2026

Debate

Palliative Care

Contribution

If the hon. Gentleman reads the introduction, he will see that we put the report in the context of the discussions on the assisted dying Bill. Like this House, the Committee has a range of views on the issue—for and against, and in between—but the point we make is that we all share a desire for palliative care to improve. My own take on it is that the conversations we have been having about death—not just us as a House, but as a nation—as a result of that Bill have urged action. We have had the standards on palliative care for 20 years, and they have not been met. I think this is an opportunity. Regardless of where one stands on the matter of assisted dying, let us grasp the nettle and take the opportunity to finally get this right this time.

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