Written Question·Church Commissioners·UIN 53338

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 28 May 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

Labour — Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with the leaders of other faith groups on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Answer

Marsha De Cordova
The Church of England General Synod voted on this issue in 2012 and 2022 and on both occasions there was near-unanimous opposition to a change in the law. The position of the Church has always been grounded in a concern for the welfare of the most vulnera...
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