Lord Falconer of Thoroton

I am grateful to the Minister for that indication. On the basis of that, I am happy to withdraw my amendment.

That is correct. It was tabled after discussions between the BMA, the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and me, and it was withdrawn because the Isle of Man Government want…

Can I finish my explanation, then hear from the Minister and then take it from there? I have had a very useful discussion with the Minister, who said that the Government took the…

I am obliged. Assisted dying feels quite pacific in comparison with the debate we have just had. This is my amendment, which I do not intend to press. It is the product of discuss…

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A whole range of issues is covered to a large extent by the Online Safety Act in relation to the promotion of suicide, particularly to young people. That, in a way, is a separate…

The point of this part of the Bill is that it is a legitimate option. If the noble Lord is saying that because we have suicide prevention policies in other areas, we should still…

The noble Lord is right. The point I was making was that, if it is raised, it is not sensible to just close down the discussion altogether. There has to be an informed discussion,…

I completely understand what the noble Baroness is saying. Suppose you cannot find a doctor with that information about you—the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, is not talking about the…

My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, for telling us about the circumstances of his father’s DNR, to the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Rainow, for t…

Before the noble Baroness references New Zealand, I was saying that that was the position. There was then a five-year review in Victoria and the law was changed.

The noble Baroness will know that Clause 5 specifically says that if a registered medical practitioner raises the question of assisted death, he “must explain to and discuss with…