Member

As I said at the beginning of my remarks, I am not yet convinced that the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, is the right way to address this gap, but gap there is. Unless the Government come forward with a clear proposal that addresses the concerns expressed by the First Minister of Wales, the Senedd, both the Senedd Select Committees, the leader of Plaid Cymru and in Committee in the other place, we risk doing real damage to the devolution settlement and to confidence in the capacity of Westminster to legislate in this area, and doing real injustice to those in Wales, who deserve better palliative care and better mental health care than would be the case if this legislation were to pass as it stands.