UK consultations, briefings and legislation

We work with Westminster, the Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Parliament – Senedd Cymru to ensure your voice is heard and your views taken into account by policymakers at the heart of government.
Location: UK
Audience: All doctors Patients and public
Updated: Tuesday 28 November 2023
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The BMA works to influence legislation and political debates that affects doctors and healthcare in the UK. Read our consultation responses and briefings to Westminster, Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Welsh Parliament – Senedd Cymru over the past year.

 

Westminster

BMA briefings and responses to consultations Recipient(s) Date issued
BMA Representation to Treasury – Autumn Statement 2023 (PDF) Treasury 21 November 2023
BMA Consultation Response – Minimum Service Levels in the Event of Strike Action, Hospital Settings (PDF) Department of Health and Social Care 14 November 2023
BMA consultation response, Code of Practice for unions (PDF) DBT 5 October 2023
BMA consultation response, work notice guidance (PDF) DBT 29 September 2023
BMA Consultation Response – WTR, Holiday Pay and TUPE (PDF) Department for Business and Trade 7 July 2023
BMA briefing, BMA Briefing Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee Stage (PDF) MPs 4 July 2023
BMA briefing, Illegal Migration Bill, Lords Report Stage (PDF) Peers 28 June 2023
BMA response to the consultation on McCloud remedy part 2: proposed changes to Scheme Regulations (PDF) Department of Health and Social Care 6 June 2023
BMA briefing on Medical Students (PDF) MPs 4 June 2023
BMA response to Armed Forces Pension Scheme retrospective remedy (McCloud) consultation (PDF) Ministry of Defence 25 May 2023
BMA briefing, Illegal Migration Bill, Lords Committee Stage (PDF) Peers 23 May 2023
BMA briefing - The Hewitt Review: an independant review of independent care systems (PDF) 22 May 2023
BMA briefing, Strikes Bill, consideration of amendments (PDF) MPs 22 May 2023
BMA briefing, Illegal Migration Bill, Lords Second Reading (PDF) Peers 10 May 2023
BMA briefing - Strikes bill Lords report (PDF) Lords Report Stage 25 April 2023
BMA briefing – Illegal Migration Bill (PDF) Commons’ Report Stage 25 April 2023
BMA Submission to Labour National Policy Forum 2023 (PDF) Labour National Policy Forum 17 March 2023
BMA briefing – Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill Lords Second Reading (PDF) Peers 21 February 2023
BMA submission to Human Rights Committee inquiry on Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill (PDF) Joint Committee on Human Rights 10 February 2023
Spring Budget 2023 Representation(PDF) HM Treasury 31 January 2023
BMA Briefing, Strikes (minimum service levels) Bill – Committee & Remaining Stages PDF MPs 26 January 2023
BMA response to NHS Pension Scheme regulations consultation (PDF) Department of Health and Social Care 26 January 2023
BMA Briefing – Second Reading, Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill (PDF) MPs 13 January 2023
BMA response to the consultation on the Public Services Pension Schemes (Rectification of Unlawful Discrimination) (Tax) Regulations 2023 (PDF) MP's 6 January 2023
British Medical Association: Memorandum of Evidence to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (PDF) DDRB January 2023
BMA response to the NHS England consultation on the interim service specification for specialist gender dysphoria services for children and young people (PDF) NHS England December 2022
BMA response to inquiry on family migration - Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee (PDF) Peers 21 September 2022
BMA Briefing: Role of primary and community care in improving patient outcomes and the need for reform (PDF) Peers 06 September 2022
BMA briefing – the conduct of employment agencies & employment businesses (amendment) regulations 2022 (PDF) Peers 15 July 2022
BMA Briefing – Online Safety Bill (PDF) Select MP's 11 July 2022
BMA briefing – The conduct of employment agencies & employment businesses (amendment) regulations 2022 (PDF) MPs 8 July 2022
BMA briefing – E-petition debate: assisted dying (PDF) Select MPs 1 July 2022
BMA Briefing – Impact of pension taxation on NHS retention (PDF) Select MPs and Peers 29 June 2022
BMA briefing – E-petition debate: transgender conversion therapy (PDF) Select MPs 13 June 2022
BMA briefing – Health and Care Bill, consideration of amendments (PDF) MPs 21 April 2022
BMA joint briefing – Heath and care Bill, amendment regarding telemedical abortion (PDF) MPs 24 March 2022
BMA briefing – Nationality and Borders Bill, consideration of amendments (PDF) Select MPs 22 March 2022
BMA submission – Spring Statement 2022 (PDF) HM Treasury 17 March 2022
BMA response to consultation on proposals for legislative changes for clinical trials (PDF) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 14 March 2022
BMA response to consultation on EU legislation on food information to consumers (PDF) European Commission 7 March 2022
BMA briefing – Nationality & Borders Bill, Lords Report Stage Select peers 28 February 2022
BMA briefing – Health and Care Bill, Lords Report Stage Peers 28 February 2022
BMA briefing – Nationality and Borders Bill – House of Lords committee stage Peers 27 January 2022
BMA briefing - House of Lords' committee stage, Health & Care Bill Peers 7 January 2022
BMA briefing - Nationality and Borders Bill, Lords, second reading Peers 22 December 2021
BMA response to consultation on banning conversion therapy Government Equalities Office 10 December 2021
BMA briefing – House of Lords’ report stage, Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill (PDF) Peers 6 December 2021
BMA briefing – Health and Care Bill, Lords, second reading (PDF) Peers 3 December 2021
BMA briefing – Nationality and Borders Bill, Report stage (PDF) MPs 3 December 2021

Northern Ireland Assembly

BMA briefings and responses to consultations Consulting body Date responded
BMA Northern Ireland response to Department of Health consultation on the Equality Impact Assessment of 23-24 budget (PDF) The Executive Office (NI) July 2023
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on McCloud remedy - part 2 (PDF) Department of Health June 2023
BMA Northern Ireland evidence to Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - The funding and delivery of public services in Northern Ireland (PDF) Northern Ireland Affairs Committee April 2023
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on the HSC pension scheme - proposed amendments to the scheme regulations (PDF) Department of Health February 2023
BMA Northern Ireland response to Turning the Digital Dial (PDF) Department of Health February 2023
Miscarriage leave and pay consultation (PDF) Department for the Economy December 2022
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on suspension of abatement regulations (PDF) Department of Health September 2022
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on raising a concern in the public interest (PDF) Department of Health September 2022
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on Advanced Care Planning (PDF) Department of Health February 2022
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on New strategies: women and girls (PDF) The Executive Office (NI) February 2022
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on McCloud Remedy (PDF) Department of Health January 2022
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on proposed changes to member contributions to the HSC pension scheme (PDF) Department of Health January 2022
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on Hospital Parking Charges Bill (PDF) Committee for Health December 2021
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on family practitioner services independent appeals (PDF) Department of Health September 2021
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on deemed consent for organ and tissue donation (PDF) Department of Health September 2021
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on future planning model (PDF) Department of Health September 2021
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on duty of candour (PDF) Department of Health August 2021
BMA Northern Ireland response to consultation on postgraduate tuition fee loan (PDF) Department for the Economy June 2021
BMA Northern Ireland response to draft mental health strategy (PDF) Department of Health March 2021
BMA Northern Ireland response to PfG Draft outcomes framework (PDF) The Executive office March 2021
BMA Northern Ireland response to Adult Protection Bill (PDF) Adult safeguarding unit March 2021

Welsh Parliament – Senedd Cymru

BMA briefings and responses to consultations Consulting body Date responded
BMA Cymru Wales response to consultation on the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill Senedd Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee 27 April 2023
BMA Cymru Wales response to the inquiry on data justice in NHS Wales Senedd Equality and Social Justice Committee 20 April 2023
BMA Cymru Wales Response to consultation on Duty of Candour (PDF) Welsh Government 13 December 2022
BMA Cymru Wales response to Healthy Food Environment consultation (PDF) Welsh Government 26 August 2022
BMA Cymru Wales response to Proposal to end the sale of energy drinks to children under 16 consultation (PDF) Welsh Government 26 August 2022
BMA Cymru Wales response to the Senedd Health & Social Care Committee inquiry on the Welsh Government planned care recovery plan (PDF) Senedd Health and Social Care Committee 10 June 2022
BMA Cymru Wales response to the Senedd Health & Social Care Committee consultation on hospital discharge and patient flow through hospitals (PDF) Senedd Health and Social Care Committee 6 January 2022
BMA Cymru Wales response to the Welsh Government consultation – Shaping Wales’ future: using national indicators and milestones to measure our nation’s progress (PDF) Welsh Government 25 October 2021
BMA Cymru Wales response to the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into the health and social care workforce (PDF) Senedd Health and Social Care Committee 8 October 2021
BMA Cymru Wales response to the Welsh Government’s Race Equality Action Plan – An anti-racist Wales (PDF) Welsh Government 15 July 2021
BMA Cymru Wales response to draft Social Partnership Bill (PDF) Welsh Government 23 April 2021
BMA Cymru Wales response to remote EMA termination of pregnancy arrangements in Wales consultation (PDF) Welsh Government 22 February 2021

Scottish Parliament

BMA briefings and responses to consultations Consulting body Date responded
BMA’s response to the SPPA McCloud remedy part 2 proposed changes to Scheme Regulations consultation (PDF) Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) July 2023
BMA response to the SPPA consultation on retirement flexibilities and changes to pension rules regarding inflation (PDF) Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA). February 2023
BMA Scotland submission to Health, Social Care and Sport Committee: Seasonal planning and preparedness (PDF) Health, Social Care and Sport Committee November 2021
BMA Scotland response to the National Care Service for Scotland consultation (PDF) Scottish Government November 2021
BMA Scotland response to Petition 1877: providing body cameras for all frontline NHS staff (PDF) Scottish Parliament Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee October 2021
BMA Scotland briefing - Return to normal GP services (PDF) MSPs September 2021
BMA Scotland briefing - Health Recovery (PDF) MSPs June 2021