The petition of residents of the constituency of Rushcliffe,
Declares that an assisted dying law should be enacted without further delay, following the House of Commons voting in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025; and further declares that there is overwhelming public support for law change.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to take such actions as are within its power to facilitate the progress of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
And the petitioners remain, etc.—[Presented by James Naish, Official Report, 25 March 2026; Vol. 783, c. 365.]
[P003176]
A petition in the same terms was presented by the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Luke Taylor) [P003187].
Observations from the Leader of the House of Commons (Sir Alan Campbell):
Parliamentary sovereignty is a fundamental principle of the UK’s constitutional settlement. This means that it is Parliament, not the Government, that holds the power to make or repeal any law.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was introduced to the House of Commons as a Private Member’s Bill, and on the question of assisted dying, the Government have remained neutral on the Bill throughout its parliamentary stages. It is not a Government Bill and, as such, it will continue to follow the process for a Private Member’s Bill.