Euthanasia: Finance
Lords · Question HL3681 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there will be no cuts to the other parts of the health budget to pay for assisted dying if it is legalised in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 8 Jan 2025
As per long-standing convention, the Prime Minister has set aside collective responsibility on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Care) Bill, so the Government will remain neutral on the passage of the bill. As with all bills, there are multiple stage...