Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifteenth sitting)

Debate between Sarah Sackman and Stephen Kinnock

Committee stage
Wednesday 26th February 2025 Public Bill Committees

[Stephen Kinnock]

I think the right hon. Member has outlined what I was saying, in slightly sketchier terms, about legislation, regulation, training, capacity building and delivery. What he has described falls under what I would broadly refer to as regulations, but within that there are a multitude of interventions, which could include codes of practice, other forms of legislation, other forms of guidance—

[The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Sarah Sackman)]

Common law.

[Stephen Kinnock]

Indeed: common law, jurisprudence and whatever a professional body might take as a steer for delivery. It is then about the professional judgment of the professional body.

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)

Debate between Sarah Sackman and Stephen Kinnock

Committee stage
Wednesday 29th January 2025 Public Bill Committees

[The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)]

Q I want to make a brief point of clarification, based on what both Baroness Falkner and Ms Hadi said. In the debate on the motion on the money resolution in Parliament last week, I stood at the Dispatch Box and confirmed that the Government will publish an impact assessment before Report stage. We are obviously working on that with officials.

I will also add as a point of clarification that both myself and my ministerial colleague are working with the sponsor of the Bill to provide assistance and advice, purely on the workability and operational aspects of the Bill, and impacts of the Bill, should it gain Royal Assent. It is important for the purposes of this discussion that everybody is on the same page on that point. The Government are absolutely remaining neutral on the principle of the Bill, but it is our job to ensure that any Bill that passes through Parliament is workable and implementable as and when it gains Royal Assent.

Baroness Falkner: Will there be a human rights compatibility assessment as well as a delegated powers memorandum? Those are the other things that Government-sponsored legislation would have contained.

[Sarah Sackman]

We can take that suggestion away. Thank you.