"My Lords, I hesitate to interrupt the noble Lord, Lord Baker, but I am sure he would want the House to be aware that the Attorney-General’s guidelines have assisted in enabling prosecutors to make decisions which would obviate the need for prosecution where there is no evidence that the person …..." Baroness Scotland of Asthal - View Speech
"I do not want to interrupt the noble Lord again, but I think it is right for him to know that this matter came before the Attorney-General, myself, to determine how we should address this problem. How could we make it better? How could we differentiate between those who should …..." Baroness Scotland of Asthal - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise not least because it is very important for us to take a moment to understand the importance of this debate—in particular, to address the matters raised by the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. I too have sat through all the days in Committee, and noble Lords will …..." Baroness Scotland of Asthal - View Speech
"Noble Lords will know that I have sat for the whole day waiting for amendments and have not intervened, but I want to put on record that I will not be able to be here next Friday. I therefore invite the House to consider particularly what the noble Baroness, Lady …..." Baroness Scotland of Asthal - View Speech
"My Lords, if I may just assist the noble and learned Lord, the reason I think it relevant is that if that multidisciplinary assessment is available, and the court has that evidence available to it, together with any other assessment made by individual additional clinicians, the court can then make …..." Baroness Scotland of Asthal - View Speech
"I declare an interest as a former deputy High Court judge and recorder. Does the noble and learned Lord not think that one way of curing his concern in relation to the multidisciplinary nature of the assessment would be for the assessment to be made earlier in the process and …..." Baroness Scotland of Asthal - View Speech
"My Lords, I wonder if I might help my noble and learned friend on the concerns that clearly have been expressed. A number of noble Lords have been talking about what evidence there is. The concern was expressed in the last debate last Friday that if you are not going …..." Baroness Scotland of Asthal - View Speech
"My Lords, I have hesitated to intervene at this point because we are going to come later to talk about capacity and why the Mental Capacity Act and its definition does not fit well with this Bill. I am disappointed in the way in which the last few comments have …..." Baroness Scotland of Asthal - View Speech
"I never suggested that they should be alternatives. The truth is that palliative care is not available in all parts of our country, so this has to be a real choice. That is the only element I made.
"If I could just be allowed to finish, I would be most grateful, because I have taken only three minutes and 48 seconds, and I do not intend to trouble the Committee for very much longer.