Member

I am very conscious of time—I thank the Committee for indulging me by allowing me to speak in favour of my amendments—so I will very briefly pick up on the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. I am one of the Peers who has been heavily criticised for the number of amendments I have tabled to the Bill: being a Cross-Bencher is quite a lonely place. I would very much welcome the noble and learned Lord’s answers to many of the questions that we are raising about moving the Bill forward. Last night, there was, I think, a commitment to answering questions. Would he agree that there is a great deal of difference between generic palliative care and specialist palliative care, and that specialist palliative care is what we should be offering people? Will he commit to exploring the best support under this kind of specialist terminology, so that people are able to make a genuine choice from what is available to them?