19/09/2025
Today marks an important step forward for the . The status quo is unworkable, unsafe, and cruel. It’s vital that the Bill is granted enough time to continue its passage through Parliament for the sake of dying people and their families.
Here's your brief of what happend today ⬇️
The Lords has set up a Select Committee to examine assisted dying in a historic first as the Bill passed its Second Reading in the Lords. No such committee has ever been created for a Private Member’s Bill that originated in the Commons, and this has happened just once for government legislation.
The record-breaking debate saw nearly 180 peers speak over the two days, making it the longest debate with the highest number of speakers for any Private Members’ Bill. It is also a first for the UK Parliament in having the Lords grant a Second Reading to an assisted dying bill from the Commons.
If the Bill is to pass, it needs to complete all stages by the end of the parliamentary session in spring 2026. The amendment will permit further evidence to be taken on the Bill while having a limited, three week impact on its timeline.
It will further evidence the unprecedented scrutiny and debate the Bill has benefited from, contradicting claims that the Bill is being rushed through. Following the reporting of the Select Committee by 7 November, the Bill will progress to its Committee Stage for detailed line-by-line scrutiny.