MPs chosen for Assited Dying Bill scrutiny committee tophyper

Kim Leadbeater selected the MPs responsible for detailed scrutiny of the assisted dying bill.

Made up of 14 supporters, including two ministers; Nine opponents and prominent voices from both sides of the debate, the committee will review the legislation line by line and suggest amendments before it goes any further.

Leadbeater, the Labor MP behind the bill, said the committee had the right balance and experience “to give the bill the detailed scrutiny it deserves and requires”.

Representatives supported Bill for terminally ill adults (end of life), Which would give people in England and Wales in certain circumstances the right to choose to end their lives, by 330 votes to 275 on 29 November.

The committee consists of:

• Kim Leadbetter (Labour) – They voted in favor of the bill
• stephen kinnock, Minister of Health – voted in favor of the bill
• Sarah Sackman, Minister of Justice – voted in favor of the bill
• Bamboo Charalambous (Labour) – They voted in favor of the bill
• Mary Tidball (Labour) – They voted in favor of the bill
• Dr. Simon Ofer (Labour) – They voted in favor of the bill
• Jake Richards (Labour) – They voted in favor of the bill
• Rachel Hopkins (Labour) – They voted in favor of the bill
• Lewis Atkinson (Labour) – They voted in favor of the bill
• Naz Shah (Labour) – He voted against the bill
• Juliet Campbell (Labour) – He voted against the bill
• Danny Francis (Labour) – He voted against the bill
• Sujan Joseph (Labour) – He voted against the bill
• Jack Abbott (Labour) – He voted against the bill
• Sean Woodcock (Labour) – He voted against the bill
• Kate Malthouse (Conservative) – They voted for the bill
• Neil Shastri Hirst (Conservative) – They voted for the bill
• Danny Kruger (Conservative) – Voted against the bill
• Rebecca Paul (Conservative) – Voted against the bill
• Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrats) – voted for the bill
• Sarah Green (Liberal Democrats) – voted for the bill
• Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrats) – voted against the bill
• Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid) – They voted for the bill

Unusually, the bill’s committee includes twice the standard number of ministers – with Health Secretary Stephen Kinnock and Justice Secretary Sarah Sackman both present.

Leadbeater said the inclusion of two ministers on the committee reflects “the level of engagement and commitment that such important legislation requires.”

A source close to Leadbeater compared the selection process to “three-dimensional chess” – juggling differing opinions, partisan balance and MP schedules. They added that they tried to achieve a range of gender and racial representation.

There are key figures from both sides of the debate on the committee, including Tory MP Danny Kruger who is an outspoken opponent of euthanasia and fellow Conservative Kate Malthouse – who campaigned alongside Leadbeater for the bill.

Mary Tidball, a Labor MP and former director of the Disability Law and Policy Project at Oxford University, is one of many MPs who say They voted for him in the primary last month But you want changes before giving final approval.

These reluctant MPs could hold the keys to pushing the bill through a divided committee and drafting the bill before returning it to the House of Commons.

Plaid Cymru’s Liz Saville Roberts said she would reconsider her support if the bill was not made stronger.

She told the House of Commons last month that the bill needed “sufficient scrutiny to sew an entire garment out of what are currently threads and patches” that could be challenged in court.

Conservative MP Rebecca Ball He previously told the BBC She felt torn about the bill but voted against it for fear that an overburdened NHS would be unable to protect vulnerable people.

The committee includes several health professionals, including Labor MP and GP Dr Simon Over, and Neil Shastri Hirst, a former surgeon and medical lawyer who became a Conservative MP.

There are also several health professionals on the committee, including Labor MP and GP, Dr Simon Over, and Neil Shastri Hirst, who before becoming a Tory MP was a surgeon and medical lawyer.

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

They will hold public hearings with experts invited to testify before proposing amendments to the bill.

Those behind the bill hope the committee process will conclude in time for it to return to the House of Commons on April 25.

At that stage all MPs will have the opportunity to discuss and vote on the changes proposed by the committee.

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

They believe there are enough MPs who initially supported the bill, but they could be persuaded to change their minds.

But supporters point out that the majority of 55 votes in favor in the latest vote was more than they expected, meaning they are confident the bill will pass its remaining stages in Parliament.