Waiting times for ambulances and emergency department care
There will be a debate on Waiting times for ambulances and emergency department care in Westminster Hall on 6 July 2022. This debate will be led by Wera Hobhouse MP.

On Thursday 15 October 2020 at 1.30pm, there will be a Westminster Hall Debate on a "Disability inclusive Covid-19 response". The debate will be led by Dr Lisa Cameron MP.
Disability inclusive Covid-19 response (369 KB , PDF)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis estimated that disabled people made up 59% of all deaths involving coronavirus from 2 March to 14 July 2020 in England and Wales (disabled people made up c.16% of the study population followed from the 2011 census).
The ONS also published analysis on the social impacts of the outbreak on persons with disabilities. This found that around 58% of disabled people reported the coronavirus outbreak affected their well-being in July 2020, compared with 37% for non-disabled people. ONS research on depression in adults in Great Britain also found that disabled adults were more likely than non-disabled adults to have experienced an increase in moderate to severe depressive symptoms.
In April 2020, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Disability wrote to the Prime Minister expressing concern at the treatment of persons with disabilities. It highlighted five areas:
The Prime Minister in July said the UK Government remained committed to publishing a National Strategy for Disabled People. This is expected to be published in Spring 2021.
This briefing focuses on England, and provides information on the Equality Act 2010, the wearing of face coverings, access to education and health services, employment support and social care during the coronavirus outbreak.
Section 11 provides reports and statistics relating to the whole of the UK. The Senedd Cymru’s Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee, Into sharp relief: Inequalities during the pandemic and Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Equalities and Human Rights also contain relevant information.
Disability inclusive Covid-19 response (369 KB , PDF)
There will be a debate on Waiting times for ambulances and emergency department care in Westminster Hall on 6 July 2022. This debate will be led by Wera Hobhouse MP.
There will be a debate on Waiting lists for gynaecological services in Westminster Hall on 6 July 2022. This debate will be led by Emma Hardy MP.
An Estimates Day debate spending of the office of the Secretary of State for Wales on measures to support the Welsh economy, and its consequences for funding the devolved institutions will take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Tuesday 5 July 2022.