Biography
Barry Gardiner has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with a particular focus on air pollution's public health impact, including his assertion that approximately 43,000 people die prematurely from air pollution annually in the UK. His contributions have addressed connected issues such as respiratory health, cancer, and the broader health implications of environmental policy, notably discussing the Heathrow third runway expansion's impact on public health and supporting the Rare Cancers Bill.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Pollutants such as radon gas are linked to 1,000 lung cancer deaths annually. In not only our homes but our workplaces, we are exposed to dangerous levels of pollution, some of us much more than others.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Diabetes68th of 1903.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
What they’ve said
“…Healthy Air Coalition, the National Heart and Lung Foundation, Mums for Lungs, trade unions, and Asthma + Lung UK to demand that Parliament act. Eighty-two of them represented the 82 people whose lives are cut short by air pollution every day.”
Air Pollution · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ever we think about the economy—as he knows, the assessment was not too hot on that either—it is a disaster for public health. I do not decry the real progress on nitrogen dioxide that has resulted from the ultra low emission zone expansion.”
Air Pollution · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…YouGov in which 95% of people did not know there was a link between air pollution and diabetes, and 85% of people did not know about the link between air pollution and stroke, heart disease or poor foetal health. The hon.”
Air Pollution · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It has been almost 19 years since I first met Professor Alex Rogers at a two-day conference at Somerville College, Oxford, convened by the Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment. The subject was international law on the high seas.”
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill · 2025-10-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…This year, it is 60 years since my father died of oesophageal cancer and 50 years since my mother died of stomach cancer, both of which are rare cancers. If I said that the treatment in those days was rudimentary, I would be lying; it was cruel.”
Rare Cancers Bill · 2025-07-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
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