Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill

Commons bill Private Members' Bill (Ballot) 2025-26

A Private Members' Bill introduced through the annual ballot, which gives backbench MPs a chance to secure Friday debate time. Ballot bills are the only PMBs with a realistic prospect of becoming law without government support.

Report stage ยท Commons
Sponsor
Alex McIntyre (Labour)
Introduced
16 October 2024
Last activity
11 July 2025
About this bill

A Bill to change the procedure for amending Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

Parliamentary stages

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Commons
โœ“ First reading 16 Oct 2024
โœ“ Second reading 27 Feb 2026โ†—
โœ“ Committee stage 25 Jun 2025โ†—
โ— Report stage 11 Jul 2025โ†—
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