Written question asked by Ann Winterton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 October 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 November 1999. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 November 1999 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Dept of Health
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to enshrine in statute law the judgement in Airdale NHS Trust v. Bland [1993] in relation to the definition of assisted food and fluid as treatment and the removal of tubal feeding from Mr Tony Bland. - We have no plans to enshrine this judgment in statute law.
- Answer
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Mrs. Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to enshrine in statute law the judgment in Airdale NHS Trust v. Bland [1993] in relation to the definition of assisted food and fluid as treatment and the removal of tubal feeding from Mr. Tony Bland. [96631] Mr. Hutton: We have no plans to enshrine this judgment in statute law.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 337 c104-5W; 96631
- Session
- 1998-99
- Subjects
- Euthanasia Judgements Patients Mental capacity Persistent vegetative state Bland, Tony
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