Prostate cancer screening
On 26 October 2026 there will be a 90-minute Westminster Hall debate at 4.30pm on e-petition 751472 relating to prostate cancer screening.
The Draft Mental Capacity Bill provoked considerable controversy due to provisions relating to "living wills" and the grounds for withholding treatment, provoking active campaigning against all or part of it by groups including the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. This historical note summarises the ensuing debate, which is also covered in the library Research Paper Mental Capacity Bill (Bill 120 of 2003/04).
Will the Draft Mental Incapacity Bill legalise euthanasia by omission? (57KB PDF)
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on the Draft Mental Capacity Bill from 2003.
Will the Draft Mental Incapacity Bill legalise euthanasia by omission? (57KB PDF)
On 26 October 2026 there will be a 90-minute Westminster Hall debate at 4.30pm on e-petition 751472 relating to prostate cancer screening.
An overview of the legal aid system and related eligibility criteria.
A debate is scheduled for 15 October on progress towards a smoke-free UK. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be opened by Mary Kelly Foy MP.