MPs debate improving cancer outcomes
5 February 2015
On Thursday 5 February, MPs took part in a general debate on improving cancer outcomes. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following a bid from John Baron, Grahame M. Morris, Eric Ollerenshaw, Jack Lopresti and Rebecca Harris.
Watch the debate and read the transcript
The debate was opened by John Baron, Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay. Shadow Health Minister, Andrew Gwynne, responded to the debate on behalf of the Opposition. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Jane Ellison, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: MPs debate improving cancer outcomes, 5 February 2015
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Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets on Tuesdays at 1pm to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject, including those raised in e-petitions or national campaigns.
An MP must make a representation before the Committee for an e-petition or petition to be debated; e-petitions exceeding the Government's 100,000 signature threshold are not automatically allocated backbench time.
The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.