Bill · started in the Commons

Access to Radiotherapy Bill

A Bill to 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.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Access to Radiotherapy Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 December 2017 by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 19 Dec 2017
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 17 Sep 2019.