MPs selected for Assisted Dying Bill Scrutiny Committee

Kim Leadbeater has tasked MPs with leading a detailed inquiry into the assisted dying bill.

Composed of 14 supporters including two ministers; With nine opponents and senior voices from both sides of the debate, the committee will review the legislation line-by-line and suggest amendments before moving forward.

A source close to Leadbeater, the Labor MP behind the bill, described the selection as “three-dimensional chess”, trying to balance opinions on assisted dying, party representation and MPs’ programme.

MPs supported Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, Which would give people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their lives in certain circumstances on November 29 by 330 votes to 275.

The committee is composed of:

• Kim Leadbeater (Labour) – voted in favor of the bill
• Stephen Kinnock, Health Minister – Voted in favor of the bill
• Sarah Sackman, Justice Minister – voted in favor of the bill
• Bambos Charalambos (Labour) – voted in favor of the bill
• mary tidball (Labour) – voted in favor of the bill
• Dr Simon Ofer (Labour) – voted in favor of the bill
• jake richards (Labour) – voted in favor of the bill
• Rachel Hopkins (Labour) – voted in favor of the bill
• louise atkinson (Labour) – voted in favor of the bill
• Naaz Shah (Labour) – voted against the bill
• Juliet Campbell (Labor) – voted against the bill
• danny francis (Labor) – voted against the bill
• sojan joseph (Labour) – voted against the bill
• jack abbott (Labour) – voted against the bill
• shaun woodcock (Labor) – voted against the bill
• kit malthouse (Conservative) – voted for the bill
• Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative) – voted for the bill
• danny kruger (Conservative) – voted against the bill
• Rebecca Paul (Conservative) – voted against the bill
• tom gordon (Lib Dem) – voted for the bill
• sarah green (Lib Dem) – voted for the bill
• sarah olney (Lib Dem) – voted against the bill
• Liz Saville-Roberts (plaid) – voted for the bill

Unusually, the bill’s committee includes twice the number of ministers than the norm – including both Health Minister Stephen Kinnock and Justice Minister Sarah Sackman.

Prominent people from both sides of the debate are on the committee, including Tory MP Danny Kruger, a vocal opponent of assisted dying, and his Conservative colleague Kit Malthouse – who campaigned with Leadbeater for the bill.

MPs will decide how much time to spend in reading the bill. But it is expected to sit for two days a week for several weeks from the second half of January.

They will hold a public hearing with experts invited to give evidence before proposing amendments to the bill.

Those supporting the bill hope to finish the committee process in time to return to the House of Commons on April 25.

It is at that stage when all MPs will get a chance to debate and vote on the changes proposed by the committee.

Many MPs have said He voted in favor of it in the early stages last month But they want changes before giving it final approval.

Some of those opposing the bill say they have hired special advisers to the former government to “professionalize” their campaign, believing they were too disorganized in the previous vote.

He believes that there are many MPs who initially supported the bill but may be persuaded to change their minds.

But supporters say the majority of 55 in favor in the last vote was much higher than they expected and meant they were confident the bill would pass its remaining stages in parliament.