MPs debate A&E Services and Sport and the 2012 Olympics Legacy
24 June 2015 (updated on 24 June 2015)
MPs are to debate A&E Services in the House of Commons today, 24 June 2015. The debate is the first of two to take place this afternoon on subjects chosen by the Opposition.
A&E Services
Motion for debate
The following motion has been tabled for debate:
"That this House notes that hospital A&E departments have now missed the four-hour A&E target for 100 weeks in a row; further notes that trusts are predicting record deficits this year; believes that the pressures on hospitals are a consequence of declining access to out-of-hospital services under this Government, including fewer older people receiving social care and more people waiting a week or more for a GP appointment; further believes that the increasing bill for agency staff is also adding to the pressure on hospitals; notes that the Government plans to stop the weekly reporting of A&E data; believes that this decision will make the NHS less transparent and make it harder for patients to judge the performance of their local hospital; and calls on the Government to reinstate the publication of weekly A&E data and to set out how it will tackle hospital deficits in 2015 in order to protect services."
The debate is expected to start between 1.15pm and 1.30pm following an Urgent Question on the management of the border in Calais.
Timings are approximate as Parliamentary business is subject to change.
- Watch the debate on A&E Services live on Parliament TV
- Read House of Commons Library briefing: Opposition Day Debate on A&E services
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Health services
Transcripts of proceedings in the House of Commons Chamber are available three hours after they happen in Today’s Commons Debates.
Sport and the 2012 Olympics Legacy
The second of today’s Opposition debates is on sport and the 2012 Olympics Legacy.
Motion for debate
The following motion has been tabled for debate:
"That this House notes that the number of people participating in regular sport or physical activity has fallen significantly since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; fears that the Government has squandered the Olympic legacy it was bequeathed in 2010; believes that increasing participation in a wide range of sports is key to creating the next generation of elite athletes and to improving the health and wellbeing of the nation; and urges the Government to take urgent action to boost participation and support local grassroots sports clubs and associations."
The debate is expected to start between 4pm and 4.30pm, and to last approximately three hours.
Timings are approximate as Parliamentary business is subject to change.
- Watch the debate on sport and the 2012 Olympics Legacy live on Parliament TV
- Read House of Commons Library briefing: London Olympics 2012: a sporting legacy?
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Sports and Olympic Games
Transcripts of proceedings in the House of Commons Chamber are available three hours after they happen in Today’s Commons Debates.
Related information
About Opposition day debates
Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons in each session for the discussion of subjects chosen by the Opposition.
Seventeen days are at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition, the leader of the largest opposition party, to decide which matters are debated. Three days are usually divided between the other opposition parties.
The Opposition generally use them to raise questions of policy and administration. Frequently, two separate subjects are debated on an opposition day.
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