MPs debate suicide prevention in the UK
6 February 2013 (updated on 6 February 2013)
Dr William McCrea of the Democratic Unionist Party, opened an Opposition Day debate on suicide prevention in the House of Commons on 6 February 2013.
Norman Lamb, Minister of State, Department of Health, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Opposition day debate on Suicide Prevention
- Read Commons Hansard: Opposition debate on Suicide Prevention
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Mental health
Opposition day debates
Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons in each session for the discussion of subjects chosen by the Opposition.
Seventeen days are at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition, the leader of the largest opposition party, to decide which matters are debated. Three days are usually divided between the other opposition parties.
The Opposition generally use them to raise questions of policy and administration. Frequently, two separate subjects are debated on an opposition day.