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Baroness Coffey (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 March 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

I am conscious that we have probably exchanged views enough. There is a clear breach of the Sewel convention. It is not usual for the UK Parliament to vote on such matters. I do not want to get into further exchanges, but I have spoken to Senedd Members and they believe—I do not want to use an inflammatory word—there was a perceived threat of this being imposed without their say. That is also why, as I repeat, the Health Secretary for Wales and the First Minister of Wales both voted against the legislative consent Motion. That, to me, is extraordinary in itself. I will not go into all the details on that, but it needs to be considered carefully as we continue to debate this group. As I say, we covered a lot of these issues on day one, so it is not my intention to extend debate. It is useful to switch to other noble Lords who have tabled, in particular, amendments regarding the Government of Wales Act. I am grateful to those Peers who have signed some of my amendments in terms of the shift of power to the Welsh Senedd on this. I beg to move.

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