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Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 February 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 February 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost and feasibility of implementing the High Court approval mechanism proposed in the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Answer

Now that Parliament has voted to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill a Second Reading, the Government will assess the impacts of the bill, and we expect to publish an impact assessment before Members of Parliament consider the bill at the Report stage.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4254
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Costs Euthanasia High Court
Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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