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Ranks 559th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 44%. 16 contributions since 2025-12-11.
“…Select Committee of this House argued and as the noble Lord, Lord Foster, said so eloquently, as a public health issue, not simply as a matter of consumer choice. This brings me, briefly, to the statutory levy. We finally have a statutory levy replacing the old voluntary system. In principle, that is real progress.”
Young People: Gambling Harm · 2026-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Baroness, Lady Walmsley, for saying many of the things around primary care and general practice that I want to say. I always feel that I am here defending my own profession. The NHS was founded on a vision of care delivered close to home—in communities, general practices and by district nurses.”
Healthcare Services: Acute, Primary and Community · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Can the Minister comment on whether the mental health investment standard introduced in the Health and Care Act 2022, which requires the Secretary of State to report annually to Parliament on the share of NHS funding for mental health, will be replicated for primary care?”
Integrated Care Boards: Budgets · 2026-06-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have even heard today about the 100 languages that are spoken. How do we manage learning disability? How do we manage people who are disabled? We do this every single day, a million times per day.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 ·
“…the river, and, over the past 40 years, I have diagnosed and cared for many tens of thousands of patients with cancer. We currently use AI to help us: we use it with our e-consultation system, which can identify red flags.”
Cancer Outcomes in the UK · 2026-04-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am sure that, with her expertise in palliative care, the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, will know that, at the end of life we use drugs, sometimes at extraordinarily high doses, that we know will accelerate death.…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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