Barry Gardiner is the Labour MP for Brent West, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. Sits on the Environmental Audit Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 684th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 54%. 7 contributions since 2024-07-25.
What they’ve raised
Barry Gardiner has engaged substantially with health and social care topics through seven debate speeches, with a particular focus on air pollution and its public health impacts. His contributions emphasize the connection between environmental policy and health outcomes, including references to premature deaths from air pollution and the health implications of major infrastructure projects like Heathrow expansion. He has also spoken on rare cancers and appears to view health protection as integral to broader environmental and legislative discussions.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention181st of 6839.0
- Learning disability & autism463rd of 8986.0
- Heart disease & stroke69th of 3866.0
- Cancer224th of 6136.0
- Diabetes65th of 1863.0
- Dementia106th of 2453.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1393.0
What they’ve said
“…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.”
Air Pollution · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…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 ↗