Alistair Strathern
Hitchin
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 158th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 12%. 35 contributions since 2024-09-04.
Record by topic
- Unpaid carers11th of 27742.0
- Learning disability & autism83rd of 96742.0
- Mental health183rd of 86918.0
- NHS waiting lists198th of 5306.0
- Palliative & end of life care231st of 5736.0
- Adult social care & reform180th of 3623.0
- Children's health56th of 1583.0
- Cancer355th of 6133.0
What they’ve said
“…people right across my constituency that the state was not working, whether that meant putting more money into special educational needs and disabilities provision, investing to fix crumbling schools or offering a record settlement for repairing roads.”
Call for General Election · 2026-01-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…an all too often be seen as a nice-to-have in children’s healthcare, rather than as a fundamental part of doing paediatric care well. I had the privilege recently of joining fantastic play therapists such as Christina at my local hospital and seeing the transformative impact that therapeutic play, done well, can have o…”
Therapeutic Play and Children’s Healthcare · 2026-01-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I welcome the Government’s commitment to a strategy for palliative care, which is as overdue as it is important, but it will mean nothing for hospices that are not able to last out until it comes into effect.”
Palliative Care Strategy · 2025-11-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As was identified in yesterday’s landmark announcement, men’s mental health, its issues and strategies have not been forensically focused on in this place for far too long. I know about that from my own challenges, after a bad concussion left me out of work for the best part of six months.”
International Men’s Day · 2025-11-20 ·