UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3572
Health and Social Care (Recruitment and Retention of Staff in Rural Areas) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill aims to solve the problem of NHS and social care staff shortages in rural areas of the UK. Rural hospitals and care services struggle to recruit and keep workers, so the bill proposes solutions to make these jobs more appealing, potentially through better pay, housing support, or career development opportunities.
Presented by Jamie Stone.
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Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count25 votes
100% Aye · 250% No · 0
MPs' vote447 MPs
43% Ayes · 19057% Noes · 257
The democratic gap
57% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading11 Dec 2023
- 2nd reading
