Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill

What the bill does

A Bill to make provision about the liability of practitioners, and of the organisation which employs the practitioner, where a practitioner prescribes an unlicensed medicine to or carries out a non-standard treatment on a person who is terminally ill; to make provision about the import, storage and use of equipment and unlicensed medicines for the purpose of such prescriptions or such treatment; and for connected purposes.

Progress through Parliament

What 2nd reading means, and what happens next

Second reading is the first full debate on the principle of the bill. The House votes on whether it should proceed at all.

If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.

Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at second reading of a bill

Questions about the Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill

What stage is the Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill at?

The Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.

Has the Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill become law?

Not yet. A bill becomes law only when it has passed both Houses and received Royal Assent. The Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill is currently at 2nd reading.

What happens next to the Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill?

If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.

Who sponsored the Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill?

The Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill was sponsored by Dame Siobhain McDonagh.

When was the Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill introduced?

It was introduced to Parliament on 26 November 2024, at first reading.

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