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Lord Harper (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 March 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

I have noticed that. It limits their powers to what is within the legislative consent of the relative bodies. I am not clear about that fundamental point. My final point comes back to the issue about getting answers. On the first day of our debates, I raised a number of issues—which I will not repeat today—from my experience as a Member of Parliament for a constituency on the border. There are practical questions about how we deal with those cross-border issues and about who sets out the rules for people. Is it based on where they live, or on where their GP is based and who delivers their healthcare services? I asked some very specific questions and highlighted the real issues created by that, if we do not resolve them. We are now on day 12 in Committee, and I have not had any answers to any of those very specific and detailed questions that I asked on day one. It is for reasons like that—I say with respect to the noble Lord, Lord Pannick—that we are making such slow progress. We are asking questions but we are not getting answers.

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