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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 November 2025

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

I do not have to give way. I have been speaking for three minutes, and I have listened for some hours. I am sure the noble Lord can come back; it is Committee stage, so he can speak again. People have talked personally. Both my parents died when I was a child. People know that one of them died tragically and very suddenly; the other did so in enormous pain at the end. As a child, I went through that, so I understand about bereavement and grief, and seeing someone die in great pain. We have all been through that, and some of us come to a different conclusion. We come to a conclusion that no matter how we define pressure or coercion—the discussions we are having—what we want is the ability to move forward and help those who want help to bring things forward a few days earlier. I do not know whether the noble Lord, Lord Deben, has been through probate when trying to sell a house, but for someone who is already dying and may be a month off, bringing it forward a month or a couple of weeks would not make that much difference. We are finding excuses. I am sorry not to have given way, but I have listened for some hours, and it is only appropriate that someone who supports the Bill also gets the chance to speak today.

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