"It was asked to vote on the principle of whether this should be dealt with by the Welsh Senedd, because one of the amendments to the Motion for legislative consent was that it believes that
"The Welsh Government would not be able to widen or reduce the eligibility of an individual for assisted dying. A person would not be in breach of the criminal law in Wales only if they complied with every aspect of the safeguards in the Bill. The Welsh Government’s role would …..." Lord Falconer of Thoroton - View Speech
"The health service could determine who it is going to make it available to free, but it could not prevent other people—for example, private providers—having different provisions in relation to it.
"I express my personal pleasure at seeing the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Prentis, back in the House. She was an extremely successful Attorney-General because she was wise and knew the law. I am very glad that she is back here to keep us in order.
"Our approach to this has been to respect the devolution settlement, which, for better or for worse, unquestionably leaves criminal justice to this Parliament, not to the Welsh Parliament. I thought that was the substance of the argument that I was making. We should not change the devolution settlement in …..." Lord Falconer of Thoroton - View Speech
"Could I just deal with this? The noble Lord can come back at the end.
I shall deal first with the 28 amendments proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, to remove references to Wales. They would mean that this Bill would not apply to Wales and the Welsh Senedd …..." Lord Falconer of Thoroton - View Speech
"What the Senedd decided was that it would consent to Welsh Ministers being given power, in effect, to legislate on how to introduce it—that is Clause 42. The effect of the LCM is for the Senedd to say—to the extent that it should be a matter for the Senedd to …..." Lord Falconer of Thoroton - View Speech
In my view, the right answer in relation to this is that we respect the devolution settlement, and it is for the United Kingdom Parliament to decide whether the law is changed in England and Wales. It is worth pointing out that 75% of Welsh MPs voted …..." Lord Falconer of Thoroton - View Speech
"I have sympathy with what the noble Lord says. I do not think it is appropriate for that sort of issue to be resolved in a Bill such as this, and it goes far wider than assisted dying...." Lord Falconer of Thoroton - View Speech