Hospital Waiting Times
Waiting lists and access to treatment
Based on 1 parliamentary vote
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How Parties Voted on Hospital Waiting Times
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Recent Votes
| Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|
An Opposition Day debate brought by the Conservatives challenging the government's record on hospitals, likely focusing on NHS waiting times and hospital capacity. The vote was on an opposition motion criticising Labour's handling of hospital services. Yes = Support the opposition motion criticising the government's record on hospitals and NHS waiting times, backing calls for stronger action · No = Reject the opposition motion, defending the government's approach to reducing hospital waiting times and improving NHS services Govt: No | 79-310 | 23 Apr 2025 |
How is this calculated?
Government alignment (primary bar) shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction (secondary bar) shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, a Yes vote counts as aligned. This can be misleading when the tagged direction happens to align with opposition amendments rather than government bills.
Why these metrics may differ: Opposition parties often vote against government bills for strategic or procedural reasons, even when they broadly support the policy area. The government alignment metric makes this clearer by showing the actual voting pattern against a consistent reference.
Source: Commons division data from the UK Parliament Votes API. Alignment direction determined by AI analysis of vote stance tags. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.