Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con)

We say that frequently in Liverpool. These amendments all relate to the eligibility of persons accessing assistance under the Bill. Amendment 11 from the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, seeks to introduce a requirement that a person must permanently reside in England and Wales to be eligible, whereas the Bill currently has a requirement of ordinary residence. Two questions arise from the current definition of eligibility, which I hope the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, will pick up, as he said he would. First, will persons resident in Scotland or Northern Ireland who have moved to England or Wales be able to access assistance under the Bill? Secondly, will UK citizens resident abroad be able to return to the UK early, so to speak, in the event of terminal illness to access assistance during their last six months? Those questions lead on to Amendment 14 in the name of my noble friend Lord Moylan, to whom I am not proposing to provide any free legal advice, which relates to UK citizens who are pensioners living abroad. The question of access to assistance under the Act is obviously important. It would be helpful to know how the noble and learned Lord expects the eligibility criteria to affect UK citizens who are terminally ill and living abroad. In particular, what steps would they have to take to make use of their rights under the Bill?