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Written question asked by Mary Glindon (Labour) on Monday, 16 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 June 2025 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 20 June 2025. A substantive answer was provided by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department considered the legal opinion by Tom Cross KC and Ruth Kennedy entitled In the Matter of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, published on 28 April 2025, during the development of the document entitled Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: ECHR memorandum, published on 2 May 2025.

Answer

It was not possible to consider the legal opinion entitled In the Matter of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill during the development of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: ECHR memorandum, as the legal opinion was published after the European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum (ECHR) memorandum was finalised for publication.

The ECHR memorandum sets out the Government’s position on the bill’s compatibility with the Human Rights Act 1998.

The Government will keep the bill’s compatibility with the Human Rights Act 1998 under review as it progresses through Parliament, and issue a further ECHR memorandum if appropriate.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
60023
Session
2024-26
Related items
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Bills
House of Commons
Subjects
European Convention on Human Rights Legal opinion Euthanasia Terminal illnesses
Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Link
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