§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of allegations of involuntary euthanasia by(a) hospital staff and (b) general practitioners; and if he will make a statement. [51904]
§ Ms JowellEuthanasia is illegal. Anyone alleged to have undertaken such action would be open to a charge of murder or manslaughter.
It is the responsibility of the police to decide whether to bring charges in individual cases and for the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether a prosecution should proceed.
637WWe have no centrally available information on investigations into such allegations.