"My Lords, it is usually necessary to have a rather greater capacity to make a will than to get married, which may perhaps be rather surprising. I am concerned about two groups of people: those with intermittent dementia who from time to time appear to be entirely normal and then …..." Baroness Butler-Sloss - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 108, to which the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lincoln has added his name. He regrets that he cannot be in his place today, as he is interested in this amendment as lead bishop for the L’Arche community in the UK. With …..." Lord Bishop of Newcastle - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise: this is the first time I have spoken on the Bill. I have added my name to Amendment 115 in the name of my noble friend Lady Finlay. My concern is that, as other noble Lords have told the Committee, the Mental Capacity Act has the …..." Viscount Colville of Culross - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Colville, for having spoken so clearly and eloquently to Amendment 115, which I tabled because it was suggested by the Complex Life and Death Decisions group at King’s, with particular input from the eminent national expert on mental capacity law …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"We all understand the humane impulse behind assisted dying, and it is understandable, but we must not legislate in a way that substitutes legal convenience for investment in care. My amendment would not obstruct compassion; it would strengthen the Bill’s safeguards where they are most needed. It would require multidisciplinary …..."
"When the law contemplates an irreversible outcome, the threshold for certainty must be higher for those whose capacity is most likely to fluctuate. Care home residents deserve no less. I therefore commend my amendment to the Committee and urge noble Lords to support it...."
"Finally, when the Minister replies, can we please not have the bogus excuse we have heard in almost every single group that the proposed amendments are probably contrary to the ECHR? The Government keep pulling that poor rabbit out of the hat and its ears are getting a bit battered …..."
"My Lords, I was not able to be here this morning; many noble Lords will know that I spend much of the mornings, most days, in a care home—very often two or three times a day. My husband is being brilliantly looked after in one of the most brilliant care …..." Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
"I have some sympathy with the noble Baroness. She is very fortunate with the care home her husband is in, as is he. For many years, I represented the constituency that had perhaps the largest number of care homes in the country. Suffolk Coastal is an elegant area, and with …..." Lord Deben - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 112 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, who cannot be with us today. I have put my name to this amendment, and Amendment 111.
Although this is a small group, it addresses a very important matter. I endorse what the …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech