Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Debate between Lord Falconer of Thoroton and Lord Lemos

Committee stage
Friday 9th January 2026 Lords Chamber

[Lord Lemos (Lab)]

I think the noble and learned Lord can respond to the noble Baroness’s point.

[Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab)]

I am not sure, particularly given the way in which the noble Baroness addressed the issue at the very end, that this is a point about panel versus judge. I would expect a judge to be experienced and able to deal with somebody who is deaf, and if they are not able to, they should be. Equally, I would expect a panel to deal with that in the same way. In all honesty, that was not a factor in determining whether panel or judge was better. Both would have to deal with that.