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“The NHS is facing the most serious crisis in its 80-year history”
The NHS is facing the most serious crisis in its 80-year history
“record waiting lists for surgery”
The NHS has record waiting lists for surgery
“cancer survival rates amongst the worst in higher- income countries”
The UK has cancer survival rates amongst the worst in higher-income countries
“Elected Greens will push for: • A steady reduction in waiting lists”
The Green Party will reduce NHS waiting lists
“We estimate that to meet these commitments, the NHS in England would require additional annual expenditure of £8bn in the first full year of the next parliament, rising to a total of £28bn in 2030.”
The NHS in England will require additional annual expenditure of £8bn in the first full year of the next parliament and £28bn in 2030.
“We also estimate that additional capital spending of at least £20bn is needed in total over the next five years.”
Additional capital spending of at least £20bn is needed over the next five years.
“We would invest £20bn in NHS budgets over the life of the parliament for hospital building and repair.”
The NHS will invest £20bn in hospital building and repair over the life of the parliament.
“A £2bn capital investment in primary care over the next five years.”
There will be a £2bn capital investment in primary care over the next five years.
“Additional investment in NHS dentistry, reaching £3bn a year by 2030, would transform the availability of appointments and end the scandal of dental treatment deserts.”
NHS dentistry will receive additional investment, reaching £3bn a year by 2030.
“Meet the existing NHS target of 75% of cases diagnosed at stage 1 or stage 2 by 2028 though investment in primary care and enhanced screening.”
75% of cases will be diagnosed at stage 1 or stage 2 by 2028.
“We will provide a trained and paid counsellor in every primary and secondary school, and every sixth-form college”
There will be a trained and paid counsellor in every primary and secondary school, and every sixth-form college
“End new cases of HIV by 2030”
There will be no new HIV transmissions by 2030
“There are 150,000 staff vacancies in the care sector”
There are 150,000 staff vacancies in the care sector
“Investment of £20bn per year”
There will be an investment of £20bn per year
“Restore the value of disability benefits with an immediate uplift of 5%”
Disability benefits will be increased by 5%
“Elected Greens will push for an additional £3bn to be provided to local authorities to enable them to provide high-quality children’s social care”
An additional £3bn will be provided to local authorities for children’s social care
“There are over a million households on council waiting lists.”
There are over a million households on council waiting lists.
“Over 130,000 children are growing up in temporary accommodation.”
Over 130,000 children are growing up in temporary accommodation.
“Elected Greens will push to: • Provide 150,000 new social homes a year and end the so-called ‘right to buy’, so that these homes can belong to communities for ever.”
The Green Party will provide 150,000 new social homes a year.
“Elected Greens will invest: • £29bn over the next five years to insulate homes to EPC B standard or above, as part of a ten-year programme.”
The Green Party will invest £29bn over the next five years to insulate homes to EPC B standard or above.
“£12bn of this will be to retrofit the social housing stock and £17bn as grants to retrofit privately owned homes to a similar standard.”
The Green Party will spend £12bn to retrofit the social housing stock and £17bn as grants to retrofit privately owned homes.
“£4bn over the next five years to insulate other public buildings to a high standard.”
The Green Party will spend £4bn over the next five years to insulate other public buildings to a high standard.
“£7bn over the next five years to adapt homes to avoid over-heating in the hotter summers.”
The Green Party will spend £7bn over the next five years to adapt homes to avoid over-heating in the hotter summers.
“Our priority would be to increase Council and Housing Association provision of homes offered at low ‘social rents’ to 150,000 new homes a year, as soon as possible.”
The Green Party will increase Council and Housing Association provision of homes offered at low social rents to 150,000 new homes a year.
“We will end the ‘right to buy’ so that homes continue to belong to the communities who funded them and available to those who need a warm, secure home.”
The Green Party will end the right to buy.
“There are estimated to be around a million empty homes across all tenures in the United Kingdom.”
There are estimated to be around a million empty homes across all tenures in the United Kingdom.
“Elected Greens will push to end Section 21 no-fault evictions and introduce long- term leases.”
The Green Party will push to end Section 21 no-fault evictions and introduce long-term leases.
“Elected Greens will introduce Private Residential Tenancy Boards.”
The Green Party will introduce Private Residential Tenancy Boards.
“Local authorities will be funded to meet a new statutory duty of tenancy relations.”
Local authorities will be funded to meet a new statutory duty of tenancy relations.
“Greens will take back the power of building control from developers and invest in publicly accountable building inspectors and building control officers.”
The Green Party will take back the power of building control from developers and invest in publicly accountable building inspectors and building control officers.
“All new-built homes will be required to maximise the use of solar panels and heat pumps, or equivalent low carbon technologies.”
All new-built homes will be required to maximise the use of solar panels and heat pumps, or equivalent low carbon technologies.
“All planning applications will be required to include whole-life carbon and energy calculations, covering construction, maintenance and operational use.”
All planning applications will be required to include whole-life carbon and energy calculations.
“Green MPs will push for: • Wind to provide around 70% of the UK’s electricity by 2030.”
The Green Party will push for wind to provide around 70% of the UK’s electricity by 2030.
“Green MPs will push the next government to stop all new fossil fuel extraction projects in the United Kingdom and to cancel recently issued fossil fuel licences, such as for Rosebank.”
The Green Party will push the next government to stop all new fossil fuel extraction projects in the United Kingdom and to cancel recently issued fossil fuel licences.
“We will introduce a carbon tax on all fossil fuels, whether produced here or imported.”
The Green Party will introduce a carbon tax on all fossil fuels, whether produced domestically or imported.
“Instead with investment in interconnectors and grid level storage, it’s possible to decarbonise the energy system before 2030.”
The Green Party claims it is possible to decarbonise the energy system before 2030 with investment in interconnectors and grid level storage.
“Investment in skills and training (including retrofitting) reaching £4bn per year”
The Green Party will invest £4 billion per year in skills and training.
“wind to provide around 70% of the UK’s electricity by 2030”
Wind will provide 70% of the UK's electricity by 2030.
“Our targets are to achieve 80GW of offshore wind, 53 GW of onshore wind, and 100 GW of solar by 2035”
The UK will have 80GW of offshore wind, 53GW of onshore wind, and 100GW of solar by 2035.
“The Crown Estate will be brought into public ownership”
The Crown Estate will be brought into public ownership.
“Control over its assets within the jurisdiction of Wales should be devolved to the Welsh Government”
Control over the Crown Estate's assets in Wales will be devolved to the Welsh Government.
“We would end the practice of importing wood for burning at the Drax power station”
The practice of importing wood for burning at the Drax power station will be ended.
“Elected Greens will seek to significantly expand and improve the efficiency of the electricity grid”
The Green Party will expand and improve the efficiency of the electricity grid.
“We would connect our electricity supply more closely to that of our neighbours in Europe”
The UK's electricity supply will be connected more closely to Europe's.
“We would rapidly expand the capacity for energy storage”
The capacity for energy storage will be rapidly expanded.
“We would cease development of new nuclear power stations”
The development of new nuclear power stations will be ceased.
“Green MPs will campaign to phase out existing nuclear power stations”
Existing nuclear power stations will be phased out.
“An average of £40bn per year over the course of the next parliament, including £7bn annually on climate adaptation.”
The Green Party will invest an average of £40 billion per year over the next parliament, including £7 billion annually on climate adaptation.
“Bringing privatised utilities back into public hands.”
The Green Party will bring privatised utilities back into public ownership.
“We commit to immediately bringing the railways, the water companies and the Big 5 retail energy companies back into public ownership.”
The Green Party commits to immediately bringing the railways, water companies, and Big 5 retail energy companies back into public ownership.
“Any company holding a UK banking licence will be required to present an investment strategy outlining a clear pathway to divestment of its current fossil fuel assets as soon as possible, and at least by 2030.”
Companies with a UK banking licence will be required to present an investment strategy to divest from fossil fuel assets by 2030.
“Non-bank financial institutions, such as UK pension funds, investment funds, mutual funds, brokers and insurance companies that sell policies in the UK, will need to remove fossil fuel assets from their investment portfolios, securities transactions and balance sheets by 2030.”
Non-bank financial institutions in the UK will need to remove fossil fuel assets from their portfolios by 2030.
“We will give local authorities £2bn per year to provide grants to help businesses decarbonise.”
The Green Party will give local authorities £2 billion per year to provide grants for business decarbonisation.
“Green MPs will seek to increase investment into research and development by over £30bn in the lifetime of the five-year parliament.”
The Green Party will increase investment in research and development by over £30 billion during the five-year parliament.
“8 million people experienced destitution in 2022, including one million children.”
8 million people, including one million children, experienced destitution in 2022.
“Elected Greens will campaign to: • Increase Universal Credit and legacy benefits by £40 a week.”
Elected Greens will campaign to increase Universal Credit and legacy benefits by £40 a week.
“Abolish the two-child benefit cap and lift 250,000 children out of poverty.”
Elected Greens will campaign to abolish the two-child benefit cap and lift 250,000 children out of poverty.
“Increase all disability benefits by 5%.”
Elected Greens will campaign to increase all disability benefits by 5%.
“Ensure that pensions are always uprated in line with inflation and keep pace with wage rises across the economy.”
Elected Greens will campaign to ensure that pensions are always uprated in line with inflation and keep pace with wage rises across the economy.
“Increase carer’s allowance by at least 10% a month.”
Elected Greens will campaign to increase carer’s allowance by at least 10% a month.
“Scrap the bedroom tax.”
Elected Greens will campaign to scrap the bedroom tax.
“In 2020 the wealthiest 10% of households held 43% of all the wealth in Great Britain.”
In 2020, the wealthiest 10% of households held 43% of all the wealth in Great Britain.
“Elected Greens will push for a wealth tax. This will tax the wealth of individual taxpayers with assets above £10 million at 1% and assets above £1bn at 2% annually.”
Elected Greens will push for a wealth tax on individual taxpayers with assets above £10 million at 1% and assets above £1 billion at 2% annually.
“Elected Greens will push too for the reform Capital Gains Tax (CGT) by aligning the rates paid by taxpayers on income and taxable gains.”
Elected Greens will push for the reform of Capital Gains Tax by aligning the rates paid by taxpayers on income and taxable gains.
“We would remove the Upper Earnings Limit that restricts the amount of National Insurance paid by high earners.”
Elected Greens will campaign to remove the Upper Earnings Limit that restricts the amount of National Insurance paid by high earners.
“Overall, we estimate that by the end of the next parliament they could add raise between £50 and £70bn per year in 2024 prices.”
The Green Party estimates that their tax reforms could raise between £50 and £70 billion per year in 2024 prices by the end of the next parliament.
“vehicle exhaust and particulates from tyre and brake dust are major contributors to air pollution, which costs the UK economy £20bn a year and is associated with over 40,000 deaths a year.”
Air pollution costs the UK economy £20 billion a year and is associated with over 40,000 deaths a year.
“Increase annual public subsidies for rail and bus travel to £10bn by the end of the next parliament”
Annual public subsidies for rail and bus travel will increase to £10 billion by the end of the next parliament.
“Invest an additional £19bn over five years to improve public transport, support electrification and invest in new cycleways and footpaths”
An additional £19 billion will be invested over five years to improve public transport, support electrification, and invest in new cycleways and footpaths.
“Urban bus services have dropped by 48% and rural buses by 52% since 2008.”
Urban bus services have decreased by 48% and rural bus services by 52% since 2008.
“Within a decade we want to see all petrol and diesel vehicles replaced by Electric Vehicles (EVs).”
All petrol and diesel vehicles will be replaced by Electric Vehicles within a decade.
“An end to sales of new petrol and diesel fuelled vehicles by 2027 and to the use of petrol and diesel vehicles on the road by 2035.”
Sales of new petrol and diesel-fueled vehicles will end by 2027, and the use of petrol and diesel vehicles on the road will end by 2035.
“Adopt Active Travel England’s objective for 50% of trips in England’s towns and cities to be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2030.”
50% of trips in England's towns and cities will be walked, wheeled, or cycled by 2030.
“A frequent-flyer levy to reduce the impact of the 15% of people who take 70% of flights.”
A frequent-flyer levy will be introduced to reduce the impact of the 15% of people who take 70% of flights.
“Greens would ensure that the UK’s existing climate finance commitments are delivered in full”
The Green Party will ensure that the UK's existing climate finance commitments are delivered in full.
“7% of GNI, raising this to 1% by 2033.”
The Green Party will raise climate finance commitments to 1% of GNI by 2033.
“2027 includes £10bn funding for regional banks.”
The Green Party's spending plan for 2027 includes £10 billion funding for regional banks.