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.
Answered on
17 July 2020
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.
Parliament has not so far voted to legalise assisted suicide in any circumstances.
Answered by
Ministry of Justice