It comes in the same months as Justin Welby formally quit as Archbishop of Canterbury.

A watchdog report last year found a ‘repeated pattern of behaviour’ which saw the couple make private gains from their association with the charity.

While agreeing with the principle of assisted dying, Lord Sumption has been critical of the Bill before Parliament.

The change comes just over two months after a damning watchdog report found ‘repeated’ misconduct and mismanagement by his daughter and son-in-law.

Sir Nicholas said he did not think a new law should be open to people ‘who aren’t suffering but who happen to have a six-month life expectancy’.

The Law Commission has undertaken a consultation on reforming the law around burial and cremation.

The British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing were among witnesses giving evidence to MPs.

He said he and the UK’s other chief medical officers are neutral on the Bill’s principles.

He is one of around 50 witnesses due to appear across three days this week.

The figures have been branded ‘shocking’ and a ‘shameful tragedy’.

The proposed legislation will undergo detailed scrutiny from next week.

Research showed a rise in demand for health visiting support across the four nations in the previous 12 months.

Successive governments have followed a policy of non-engagement with the Muslim Council of Britain.

Successive governments have maintained polices of non-engagement with the organisation.

Proposals for a new approach involving independent bodies have been published ahead of a Synod vote in February.

Launching her criminal justice report on Wednesday, Dame Nicole Jacobs called for ‘structural change’.

A group of MPs will hear three days of evidence before they undertake formal scrutiny of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Twenty-three MPs will be considering the Bill line by line in the coming weeks.

Professor Alexis Jay described inaction from the previous government and her relief that Labour have committed to implementing recommendations.

The legislation will undergo line-by-line scrutiny by the committee over the coming months.