Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60182
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative — Runnymede and Weybridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on the operation of the Mental Health Act 1983.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Government is neutral on the matter of assisted dying and the passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.The Government also has a duty to the statute book and to ensure that the legislation, if passed, is effective, robust, and workable....
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