Debate on assisted suicide
28 March 2012
The Backbench Business Committee scheduled a debate on Tuesday 27 March 2012 on assisted suicide, Richard Ottaway appeared before the Backbench Business Committee to request this debate
The Committee heard this was a subject of great public interest which many Members wished to debate.
Watch the debate and read a transcript
Watch the debate on Parliament TV and read the views expressed by MPs in Commons Hansard.
How the subject was selected
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee following a representation by Richard Ottaway on Tuesday 10 January 2012.
Watch the meeting where this debate was decided upon on Parliament TV and read an uncorrected transcript of the session.
- Parliament TV: Backbench Business Committee Tuesday 10 January 2012
- Uncorrected transcript of oral evidence heard on Tuesday 10 January 2012
Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets every week to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject.
The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the very limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal; demand always outstrips supply. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.