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1716433

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Euthanasia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made a cost benefit analysis of the implementation of assisted dying.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	25227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>No cost benefit analysis has been made of the implementation of assisted dying.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/05/2024 16:45:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1694285

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Euthanasia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of legalising assisted suicide on palliative care.
tabling member constituency	Devizes
tabling member printed	Danny Kruger
uin	17457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the impact of legalising assisted suicide on palliative care. The Government recognises that access to high-quality, personalised palliative and end of life care can make a significant difference to individuals and their families, at a sensitive time.</p><p>While the National Health Service has always been required to commission appropriate palliative and end of life care services to meet the reasonable needs of their population, as part of the Health and Care Act 2022, palliative care services were added to the list of services an integrated care board must commission, promoting a more consistent national approach and supporting commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/03/2024 14:16:29 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4858 label Biography information for Danny Kruger

1642276

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Euthanasia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department holds data on the (a) number and (b) reasons of people who have requested assisted dying from a medical practitioner.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	188048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number or reasons of people who have requested assisted dying from a medical practitioner.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/06/2023 16:12:52 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1552600

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the law on assisted dying.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	112182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review the law on assisted dying. It remains our view that any change to the law in this sensitive area is a matter for Parliament to decide and an issue of conscience for individual parliamentarians rather than one for Government policy.</p><p>The Health and Social Care Select Committee launched an inquiry on assisted dying on 5 December and the Government will consider the Committee’s report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/12/2022 10:38:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1404693

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Euthanasia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has developed or accredited any (1) information, or (2) guidance, to support clinicians to care for a person living with a progressive or terminal illness who wishes to voluntarily stop eating and drinking with the intention of accelerating their death.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL5547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a guideline Care of dying adults in the last days of life which makes recommendations on maintaining hydration, including taking into account the wishes of the person and discussing the risks and benefits of clinically assisted hydration. NICE has also published Shared decision making, which includes guidance on communicating risks, benefits and consequences. Additionally, NICE’s guideline Decision-making and mental capacity includes recommendations on advance care planning, including helping people to exercise their right to personal autonomy as far as possible. Copies of these guidelines are attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall attachment 1 file name HL5547 Care of dying adults in the last days of life - NICE guideline PDF.pdf title Attachment 1 2 file name HL5547 NICE Decision Making and Mental Capacity.pdf title Attachment 2 3 file name HL5547 shared-decision-making-pdf-66142087186885.pdf title Attachment 3 question first answered 31/01/2022 11:44:36 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

1316865

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Euthanasia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals on assisted dying to include exemptions for people with terminal illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	4714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>It remains the Government’s view that any change to the law on assisted dying is an issue of individual conscience and a matter for Parliament to decide rather than one for Government policy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/06/2021 11:46:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1285254

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Euthanasia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Office for National Statistics to collect data on assisted dying.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	151699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not currently collect data on assisted dying.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/02/2021 13:12:51 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

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

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

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