Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill
Debate between Nigel Evans and Natascha Engel
Friday 11th September 2015
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Mr Nigel Evans
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Some Members will have sat throughout the debate today and will have decided that they will not register a vote as they cannot make up their minds. Will you confirm that outside of voting in both Lobbies, which is strongly discouraged, there is no way in which a Member of Parliament can register an abstention following a debate?
Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel)
It is indeed the case that voting in both Lobbies is discouraged, so it is not possible to register an abstention. I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point and putting it on the record.