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57566

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of support for a change in the law on assisted dying for people with a terminal illness.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
	uin	HL39
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government has not itself made any assessment of the level of support for a change in the law on assisted dying.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/06/2014 17:09:31 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

78531

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received on the time taken for the Metropolitan Police to act in the case of a foreign national conducting a seminar which is alleged to have encouraged assistance with suicide in London, June 2013; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the case is now properly investigated.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Jim Dobbin
	uin	206115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>No such reports have been received. The investigation of criminal offences is an operational matter for the police. It would therefore not be appropriate for <br>the Government to interfere in police investigations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/07/2014 13:19:48 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 11213 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	446 label Biography information for Jim Dobbin

78532

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to routinely refuse visas to foreign nationals who enter the UK with the aim of encouraging or assisting suicide.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Jim Dobbin
	uin	206107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>A foreign national may be refused entry clearance or leave to enter the UK, if, from information available the person’s exclusion is considered to be conducive to the public good. This could include information indicating that the person may be intending to commit an offence while in the UK. Each decision is made on a case by case basis taking into account all the relevant factors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/08/2014 15:40:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	446 label Biography information for Jim Dobbin

99921

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the policy is of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting cases of encouraging or assisting suicide.
	tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
	tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
	uin	211043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>When prosecuting cases of encouraging or assisting suicide, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutors make decisions in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors and the Director of Public Prosecutions Policy for Prosecutors in respect of cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the recent Supreme Court Judgement in the case of ‘Nicklinson and others’, the policy was updated on the 16 October 2014 to clarify issues raised regarding healthcare professionals (and others with similar responsibilities for individuals).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the updated policy is available on the CPS website at: <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/prosecution/assisted_suicide_policy.html" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/prosecution/assisted_suicide_policy.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 27/10/2014 17:31:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

349821

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on legalising assisted suicide for people who are terminally ill or are permanently and incurably suffering.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	1938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government believes that any change to the law in this area is an issue of individual conscience and a matter for Parliament to decide rather than one for Government policy.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/06/2015 14:52:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

417511

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, in how many cases of assisted suicide the Crown Prosecution Service has received files in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	9398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) records show that, between 1st April 2009 and 10 September 2015, there have been 114 cases, recorded as assisted suicide or euthanasia, referred by the Police. 24 of these cases were later withdrawn by the police.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS central record cannot be filtered to identify how many referrals were received in each year. This information could only be obtained by manually examining CPS case files, which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/09/2015 13:10:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

539793

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policy of the Belgian court ruling that a nursing home did not have the right to refuse euthanasia on the grounds of conscientious objection.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	43278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong>In England and Wales, euthanasia constitutes murder at common law (unless a partial defence applies to reduce the offence to manslaughter); and under section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 it is an offence to do an act capable of encouraging or assisting the suicide or attempted suicide of another person, with the intention so to encourage or assist. Because euthanasia is illegal, the issue of a right to refuse euthanasia does not arise.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 21/07/2016 14:11:08 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1126319

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent research from the UK's Assisted Dying Coalition, published on 8 February, which found that more than one person a week now travels from the UK to Switzerland to end their life; and in light of that research, whether they plan to review the UK's assisted dying law.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL15679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>It remains the Government’s view that any change to the law in this area in England and Wales is an issue of conscience and a matter for Parliament to decide rather than one for Government policy.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has not so far voted to legalise assisted suicide in any circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 24/05/2019 12:29:24 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1223858

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to allow assisted dying in appropriate circumstances.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	72856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>It remains the Government’s view that any change to the law in this area is a matter for Parliament to decide and an issue of conscience for individual Parliamentarians rather than one for Government policy.</p><p>Parliament has not so far voted to legalise assisted suicide in any circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 17/07/2020 10:17:46 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1248428

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the Government document outlining the call for evidence on assisted dying that was prepared in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
	uin	110736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We have no plans to publish a draft document prepared for the previous government which was not issued, and no plans to review the law on assisted suicide or issue a call for evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s view remains that that any change to the law in this area must be for individual Parliamentarians to consider as an issue of conscience, rather than a decision for Government.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 09/11/2020 13:57:44 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell