Clause 1 - Changes to periods of life expectancy

Part of Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:15 am ar 24 Ebrill 2024.

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Photo of Therese Coffey Therese Coffey Ceidwadwyr, Suffolk Coastal 10:15, 24 Ebrill 2024

I thank my hon. Friend for allowing me to intervene at this point. I was responsible as Secretary of State for doing quite a lot of this realignment. In essence, the NHS treats and issues certificates on the basis—which brings in other elements—that the end of life is, in its view, 12 months, so it will be a doctor, nurse or similar who does that. This is a simple alignment with how the NHS defines terminal illness in practice.