Question follow-through · 14961

Euthanasia

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the capacity of the High Court (Family Division) to undertake reviews of all required cases under the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
19 Nov 2024
Target answer date
21 Nov 2024
Answer
28 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the capacity of the High Court (Family Division) to undertake reviews of all required cases under the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

  2. 21 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is not Government legislation. If the Bill were to progress, the Government may well assess the policy and its impacts. Should the Bill become law, the appropriate arrangements will be made to ensure the Govern...

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