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Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 January 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I think that part of the difficulty is that we are trying to find a pragmatic method of discussing this complicated Bill. There are some 80 amendments in this particular group and it is impossible for the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, to give justice to all of them in 20 minutes. He has talked in general principles, but he must be aware that one of the difficulties, which connects with yesterday afternoon’s debate—I was not here for it, but I saw it on television—is that he is not satisfying the need of explanation for those who are articulating points of view. Taking just a little bit longer may well be a shortcut to getting the Bill done. I feel that part of the difficulty, having listened to a lot of the debate on the Bill, is that the noble and learned Lord is desperately keen to keep moving. I understand that, but there are points at which he can stop and explain, perhaps with a bit more sympathy to the points that have been made by other Members of the House.

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