The Bishop of Leicester spoke during a debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) on 5th December 2025, supporting amendments regarding the bill’s impact on children and young people:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester: My Lords, I too rise to support this amendment with some caution, noting that these are deep waters. I hope that noble Lords will forgive me for pointing out the blindingly obvious: as I look around your Lordships’ Committee, I do not see any 18 to 25 year-olds on these Benches, and the voices of children and young people are vital in such a debate.
The role of Children’s Commissioner was created to ensure that the voices of children and young people were heard within your Lordships’ House and the other place. Therefore, when the Children’s Commissioner, whom I know personally, who has visited my diocese and whom I have seen at work listening to children and young people—she and her staff are superbly skilled at that work—urges us to be cautious, I believe we should listen. I therefore urge consideration of that note of caution.
The Church of England in Parliament 
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