Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Debate between Karen Bradley and Kim Leadbeater

2nd reading
Friday 11th September 2026 Commons Chamber

[Dame Karen Bradley]

The hon. Gentleman makes a very important point.

[Kim Leadbeater (Spen Valley) (Lab)]

The right hon. Lady is making a very important point, which I have considered at length during the last two years. Many amendments relating to coercive control were made to the Bill to ensure that all professionals involved have training, and there are multiple checks for coercion throughout the process, which do not currently exist. At present we check for coercion only when someone is dead.

[Dame Karen Bradley]

I accept what the hon. Lady says, and I know she speaks with great sincerity, but it is still the case that under this Bill, somebody could be seen remotely—without a face-to-face appointment—where they are not alone and the coercive perpetrator may be forcing them.