Member

I confess I was slightly aghast by the Committee stage in the other place. MPs had tabled amendments to include much more explicit protections in the Bill as safeguards for individuals who might be vulnerable to coercion in all its forms and to more subtle interventions that could be characterised as encouragement. Amendment after amendment along these lines were rejected. I hope that this Committee will adopt a different approach and tighten up the drafting of the Bill precisely so that autonomy is meaningful and not just a slogan.