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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Commons · Question 60182 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on the operation of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Jun 2025

The Government is neutral on the matter of assisted dying and the passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.The Government also has a duty to the statute book and to ensure that the legislation, if passed, is effective, robust, and workable....