Speeches by Rutland.

“I am afraid I must make progress. I therefore hope that Members across the House will join me in supporting new clause 10, strengthening the Bill and reinforcing the fact that choice, for patients and practitioners, is at the heart of this legislation, and I hope they will oppose the amendments and new clauses that wou…”

“I agree with my hon. Friend. Similarly, I cannot support amendment 102, which would require doctors to ensure that there were no “remediable suicide risk factors” before conducting a preliminary discussion with the patient. There is no clear legal or clinical definition of the term “remediable suicide risk factor”, and…”

“I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention, because it allows me to continue making an argument that will address those points. First, substantial motivation is vague, undefined and legally imprecise. This new clause is a blunt instrument and an attempt to shut the door on entire groups of people a…”

“I rise to speak in support of new clause 10, which is about choice. In fact, the Bill is about choice: choice at the end of life and choice to have a dignified death. It is about a choice that is currently being denied to many in untreatable, excruciating pain at the end of their lives—a choice that the majority in thi…”

“The Music Venue Trust says that only 7.5% to 8% of shows announced since 18 December have pledged to donate. Do you think 100% is possible in a voluntary system?”

“We heard from arenas earlier, but we should also discuss the stadiums. How are you ensuring that they do not fall between the net?”

“Earlier we heard from the chief exec of the Featured Artists Coalition, who said that we mainly have a system at the moment of artist-led donations. Do you think it is right that the contributions to date have mainly been driven forward by artists?”

“Coming onto ticketing websites, Joff Oddie of Wolf Alice said earlier that the ticketing websites sometimes resist the £1 levy, despite obviously putting fees on top of tickets themselves. You said earlier that Live Nation could do more. What more?”

“Are there other ticketing websites that you feel are in a similar position?”

“The Music Venue Trust says that only 7.5% to 8% of shows announced since 18 December have pledged to donate. Do you think 100% is possible in a voluntary system?”

“We heard from arenas earlier, but we should also discuss the stadiums. How are you ensuring that they do not fall between the net?”

“Earlier we heard from the chief exec of the Featured Artists Coalition, who said that we mainly have a system at the moment of artist-led donations. Do you think it is right that the contributions to date have mainly been driven forward by artists?”

“What discussions have you had with HMRC about the levying of VAT against the LIVE Trust?”

“Are there other ticketing websites that you feel are in a similar position?”

“Coming onto ticketing websites, Joff Oddie of Wolf Alice said earlier that the ticketing websites sometimes resist the £1 levy, despite obviously putting fees on top of tickets themselves. You said earlier that Live Nation could do more. What more?”

“I guess that is an argument against implementation, but what about modelling it to see what the impact would be?”

“Would you welcome some modelling from the sector on that?”

“That is right, you were talking a little bit about taxes earlier. How would you gauge the sector’s response to the Government’s refusal to model a temporary cut to VAT, let alone implement one?”

“Is it something you would consider if the levy discussion stalled and you did not make the significant progress you would like to see?”

“Earlier we heard from the chief exec of the Featured Artists Coalition, who said that we mainly have a system at the moment of artist-led donations. Do you think it is right that the contributions to date have mainly been driven forward by artists?”