Assisted Dying Legislation: Isle of Man and Jersey

Baroness Jay of Paddington Excerpts

Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Levitt (Lab)]

The most recent communication from the Isle of Man—the latest information—was received at the end of January. Officials are now preparing advice for the Lord Chancellor. It would be completely inappropriate for me to comment on either the timing or the content of that advice.

[Baroness Jay of Paddington (Lab)]

My Lords, notwithstanding the Government’s determined position of neutrality, which the Minister has rightly said she has repeated many times, would she not accept that, once Royal Assent is given to the procedures and the Acts in Jersey and in the Isle of Man, there will be an extraordinarily unsatisfactory patchwork of provision across the United Kingdom for assisted dying, and therefore it is particularly important that the Government should make sure that the Bill before your Lordships’ House is properly completed?

[Baroness Levitt (Lab)]

I still cannot think of another, better way of saying it. I think it would be rude to my noble friend to say that I refer her to my previous answer, but I am afraid I do.

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Baroness Jay of Paddington Excerpts

Committee stage
Friday 27th February 2026 Lords Chamber

I give way to the noble Baroness, having referred to her; I am sorry for pointing out her grimace.

[Baroness Jay of Paddington (Lab)]

My Lords, I know I am out of order because I was not here at the beginning of the debate on this amendment, but I feel it is important to say to the noble Lord that I was not grimacing at the point he was making.

[Noble Lords]

Order!

[Baroness Jay of Paddington (Lab)]

I am going to continue with this point, because it is a general point that there has been very limited discussion on the amendments since I have come into the House.

[Baroness in Waiting/Government Whip (Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent) (Lab)]

My Lords, I am reluctant to stand up as my noble friend was referred to. Having said that, I think it will benefit every Member of the Committee if we continue with the debate.