Oral Question·Church Commissioners
“To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on end-of-life ministry.”
Tabled: 8 January 2026Answered: 15 January 2026
Asked by
Emma Lewell
Labour — South Shields
Answering Minister
the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners
Answer from Hansard
Marsha De Cordova
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is still being debated in the other place. What it will look like is yet to be decided. The Church anticipates that there will be considerable impact on the end-of-life ministry, pastoral support and bereavement counselling offered by its chaplains and clergy.