Four MPs who were drawn in the top seven at the House of Commons Private Members’ Bill ballot this morning voted in favour of the assisted suicide Bill in the last parliamentary session, adding weight to fears that the Bill might be brought back.
Private Members’ Bills are bills that can be introduced by MPs who are not Government Ministers. Early in each parliamentary session, a ballot is drawn to decide the names of 20 MPs who can then bring forward a Private Members’ Bill in that session. However, only the first seven ballot bills typically receive sufficient parliamentary time to have the chance to become law.
