Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review

TUESDAY 14 JULY 2026

Oral Questions: To the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care questions will cover a broad range of NHS and public health issues, including improving children's health, maternity care, cancer detection and treatment, access to GPs, NHS dentistry and rural healthcare. MPs will also examine support for social care, palliative care and hospices, the NHS workforce, digital infrastructure, social prescribing, accountability and regulation, as well as the resilience of hospitals to extreme heat, the progress of the New Hospital Programme, and measures to tackle health inequalities and improve patient care across England.

Westminster Hall Debate: Isolation and hidden deprivation in coastal communities - Richard Quigley MP

WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2026

Presentation of Bill: Energy and Digital Infrastructure (Planning) - John Lamont MP

Impact of waste management sites on local communities - Lorraine Beavers MP

THURSDAY 16 JULY 2026

Oral Questions: To the Secretary of State for Transport (including Topical Questions)

Westminster Hall Debate: Impact of changes to the National Planning Policy Framework - Tessa Munt MP

TUESDAY 14 JULY 2026

Oral Evidence:

Education Committee - Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy

Built Environment Committee - New Towns: Bricks and Mortar

Parliament rises for the summer recess on Friday 17 July 2026 and will resume sitting on Tuesday 1 September 2026.

The RSN team will continue to monitor parliamentary activity and highlight where rural issues are being raised in Parliament. Our latest coverage of rural issues in parliamentary debates and discussions is available here: https://rsnonline.org.uk/category/rural-in-parliament