Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 48892

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Tabled: 29 April 2025

Answered: 6 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Valerie Vaz

To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making her advice to Cabinet colleagues on the legal implications of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill available in the public interest.

Answer

Lucy Rigby

The fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised, and the content of their advice, must not be disclosed outside government without their authority. This principle is known as the Law Officers’ Convention and can be found at paragraphs 21.2...

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