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Written question asked by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 September 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 October 2025. It was answered by Baroness Levitt (Labour) on Monday, 29 September 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many officials (1) in total, and (2) in number of full-time equivalent staff, have been involved in supporting the promoters of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the Ministry of Justice since November 2020.

Answer

The number of full-time equivalent staff involved in providing technical drafting support and workability advice to the Sponsors of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has fluctuated since January 2025. As of 1 September 2025, there were 3.7 full-time equivalent (FTE) officials in the Ministry of Justice.

Where required, contributions on specific issues may have been sought from other teams; however, the FTE cannot be accurately quantified for these issues.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL10678
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Staff Euthanasia Ministry of Justice
Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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