NHS hysteroscopy treatment
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 2.30pm on Tuesday 31 January on NHS hysteroscopy treatment. The debate will be opened by Lyn Brown MP.

A Westminster Hall debate on the Effect of the covid-19 pandemic on religious and ethnic minority communities throughout the world has been scheduled for Tuesday 22 June at 9.25am. The debate has been initiated by Jim Shannon MP
Effect of the covid-19 pandemic on religious and ethnic minority communities throughout the world (356 KB , PDF)
Many religious and ethnic minorities have long been subject to discrimination and campaigns of persecution. It is currently uncertain the extent to which the pandemic has contributed to many of these existing campaigns of violence and discrimination or caused the displacement of peoples.
Both Parliamentarians and the UK Government have both expressed concern about the scale and severity of long-standing abuses of freedom of religion and belief. The Government has previously raised concerns with respective governments on this issue.[1]
During the crisis, some groups have been subject to hate speech and acts of violence linked to the pandemic. Data, primarily from the UK, USA and parts of South America also suggests that some ethnic minorities and indigenous communities have not only been more likely to contract Covid-19 during the pandemic but have faced higher rates of mortality once infected with the virus.
This paper briefly sets out the experiences and treatment of religious and ethnic minorities across the world over the past year. It should be emphasised, however, that the impact of the pandemic has primarily been to exacerbate existing inequalities and made the challenge of addressing the needs of some communities harder.
This paper also describes the status of refugees and migrants. While many migrants or refugees are not from religious or ethnic minorities and have left their origin countries for reasons other than persecution and discrimination, there is some overlap between these groups and the challenges they face.
[1] PQ 120057 [Religious freedom: Coronavirus], 30 November 2020, HC Deb, 26 November 2020, c485
Effect of the covid-19 pandemic on religious and ethnic minority communities throughout the world (356 KB , PDF)
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 2.30pm on Tuesday 31 January on NHS hysteroscopy treatment. The debate will be opened by Lyn Brown MP.
A Westminster Hall debate on the International Day of Education is scheduled for Thursday 26 January 2023, from 1.30pm to 3.00pm. The debate will be led by Vicky Ford MP.
This House of Commons Briefing Paper analyses the debate over the voting rights of prisoners since May 2015, it also includes a concise summary of the main developments before May 2015.