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What is the best way to determine this? The noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, has already pointed out the words of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer. In fact, his own Bill about introducing assisted dying, which is still live in this place and is awaiting Second Reading, still has the judge-led process, so it would be very useful. I appreciate that this may feel like dancing on the head of a pin, but it is pivotal to the concerns of many people about what the safest approach is. It feels that the sponsor of this Bill in this House and, in fact, the sponsor of the Bill in the other place have changed their mind. The late Sir James was going into whether it was worth while to use the time of a judge to do this. He pointed out that the Official Solicitor could do it with the support of a doctor and referred to the Spanish process. It would be useful to understand what has changed.