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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 23 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"I am not sure whether the noble Lord is aware that the GMC duties of a doctor are a legal requirement for a doctor to practise in the UK. The doctor therefore has to go through all those, regardless of what is in this Bill, to ensure that the patient …..."
Lord Scriven - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 23 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"My Lords—..."
Lord Scriven - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 23 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"Just to inform the noble Lord, I have tabled no amendments, I have made no point about what I wish or do not wish to see, and I am not the sponsor of the Bill. In relation to what the noble Lord has said about the legal requirements of the …..."
Lord Scriven - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 23 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"Does the noble Baroness accept that, under the GMC, for any intervention that a doctor takes, they must explain to the patient the risks and the benefits and then ensure that the patient understands them? It is normal medical practice and has been written in the Bill to make sure …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 23 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"Will the noble Lord point out in the Bill any clause that moves away from the normal GMC duties of a doctor in terms of either consent or capacity? If the noble Lord could explain that, it would be very helpful when he continues his argument...."
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Written Question
Circumcision
Thursday 22nd January 2026

Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what the total cost to the NHS was in each of the past five years for treating complications resulting from non-therapeutic male circumcision performed outside of NHS settings; what the total expenditure for procedures under OPCS-4 code S47.4 (reconstruction of prepuce) and S47.5 (other operations on prepuce) is where the primary diagnosis was not a congenital medical condition; and what assessment they have made of the cost offset required to treat emergency admissions for ICD-10 code T81.0 (haemorrhage and haematoma) when linked to a history of recent non-therapeutic surgical intervention.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department does not hold the data in this format.

Written Question
Integrated Care Boards: Redundancy Pay
Thursday 22nd January 2026

Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government why they instructed a reduction of integrated care board staff by April 2026 without making additional up-front funding provision for redundancy payments.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the abolition of NHS England, we have been clear on the need for a smaller centre, as well as scaling back integrated care board running costs and National Health Service provider corporate costs, in order to reduce waste and bureaucracy.

We have recently announced the Spending Review settlement which provides an additional £29 billion of annual day-to-day spending in real terms by 2028/29 compared to 2023/24. We are now carefully reviewing how the settlement is prioritised, including making provision for redundancy costs. In due course, the NHS will be asked to incorporate this into the multi-year planning round which has now been launched with the publication of the Medium-Term Planning Framework on 24 October 2025.

Division Vote (Lords)
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Scriven (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 43 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 150
Division Vote (Lords)
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Scriven (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 44 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 162
Division Vote (Lords)
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Scriven (LD) voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 20 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 53 Noes - 116