“…do not think that is overstating the case—that has overtaken many parts of rural England, and how rural housing waiting lists are larger, or are growing faster, than their urban equivalents.”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists311th of 5464.0
- Heart disease & stroke332nd of 4082.0
- Learning disability & autism758th of 9052.0
- Public health & prevention585th of 7002.0
Also active on nhs waiting lists
What they’ve said
“…There are currently 306,000 families on rural housing waiting lists, and Defra research indicates that council house waiting lists in mainly rural areas increased by 32% in the four years to 2023, while in the same period there was no increase in predominantly urban areas.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…these days than in the past—through an agency, because it is the duty of the agency, if the dairyman suffers a heart attack or gets run over, or something terrible happens, to produce a dairyman literally the next day so the cows can continue to be milked.”
Renters’ Rights Bill · 2025-07-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, for introducing this debate. In the UN’s 2024 report on progress towards the sustainable development goals, goal 2 on zero hunger was shown to be making the least progress of all.”
UN Sustainable Development Goals · 2024-10-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In Devon, an attractive county to retire to, some 26% of the population are over 65. Why is funding for public health services in Devon some 40% lower per head than the national average? A similar nationwide discrepancy means that there are fewer than half the medical professionals per 1,000 people in rural England tha…”
Rural Communities · 2024-10-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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