Biography
Apsana Begum has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through parliamentary debate speeches, with contributions spanning mental health concerns, public health governance, and disability support. Her interventions have included advocacy on the NHS data platform contract involving Palantir Technologies, concerns about conversion practices, and a debate on acquired brain injury strategy prompted by a constituent's case. The contributions reflect engagement with both systemic health policy issues and individual constituent casework within these policy areas.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…East London NHS foundation trust, where workers have been on strike amid cuts to jobs in much-needed mental health services, all of which are being justified by reference to new requirements for financial balance across the trust.”
Record by topic
- Mental health241st of 88015.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“…, because after many years of trying to rebuild and move on with my life, I am really aware of the physical and mental health toll on me as the post-separation harassment goes on and on.…”
Legacy of Jo Cox · 2026-06-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“In 2024, the British people, including so many of my constituents, voted for change. After a decade of brutal austerity, they desperately needed a drastic and material improvement in their living standards.”
Getting Britain Working Again · 2026-05-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I know personally that the impact of domestic abuse on the physical and mental health of survivors can be devastating. Four years ago, I faced a reselection process in which numerous complaints were made about rule-breaking and misogynistic intimidation, a process marred by the involvement of my ex-husband and his asso…”
International Women’s Day · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I stand here as a proud daughter of immigrants, proud to represent a constituency where we celebrate and cherish the contributions of migrants from all walks of life from all around the world, including many frontline workers and carers, and reject the hatred,…”
Indefinite Leave to Remain · 2026-02-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Imran was taken into care, having never previously needed psychiatric assessments or had any run-ins with the authorities or the criminal justice system. While in care, Imran committed a horrific act of murder—something which his mother, my constituent, has always maintained was a brutal and undeserved attack for which…”
Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan · 2025-12-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
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