Terminal Illnesses: Suicide
(asked on 9th June 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on his Department’s suicide prevention strategy.
This question was answered on 19th June 2025
The Government is neutral on the matter of assisted dying and the passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
The Government remains committed to tackling suicide as one the biggest killers in this country and preventing lives being lost.
The suicide prevention strategy identifies priority areas for action to reduce suicide and we will continue to explore opportunities to go further.