Access to Radiotherapy Bill 2016-17


make provision to improve access to radiotherapy treatment in England; to define access in terms of the time that patients are required to travel to places providing treatment; to specify 45 minutes as the maximum time patients are to travel; and for connected purposes.

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Access to Radiotherapy Bill was a Presentation Bill tabled by Tim Farron.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2016-17 Session.

Whose idea is this Bill?

As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Tim Farron), not the Government.

What type of Bill is this?

A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.

So is this going to become a law?

No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill

Sponsor: Tim Farron (LD)

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Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill

Last Event: Tuesday 29th November 2016 - 1st reading: House of Commons

Bill Progession through Parliament

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Bill Debate
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