Biography
Becky Gittins has engaged primarily through debate speeches, with notable focus on children's health and allergies, particularly the safeguarding of allergic children in schools and the need for updated allergy guidance for babies and infants. She has also raised concerns about mental health in farming communities and supported public health measures such as smoke-free spaces in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. Her contributions reflect both personal experience with anaphylactic allergies and broader constituency concerns around NHS support and public services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Rates of allergic disease such as asthma, hay fever and food allergies have been increasing. The UK has some of the highest rates of allergic conditions in the world, affecting more than one quarter of the population. Allergic conditions are one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- NHS waiting lists207th of 5346.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
What they’ve said
“…ed periods of anxiety when my allergies have either caused or become a vehicle for intensifying periods of poor mental health. The early physical symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction are remarkably similar to those of a panic attack: laboured breathing, potential loss of consciousness and what the medical profession ca…”
Children with Allergies: School Safeguarding · 2025-07-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Q<QNum HRSContentId="{FB360DE5-F748-4916-9D90-FF3E7BD73CA1}"> </QNum> Thank you to the panel for your spirited contributions so far. We know that the processing of asylum claims ground to a halt under the previous Government, which was due in part to the Rwanda scheme and to the Illegal Migration Act 2023—that being th…”
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Second sitting) · 2025-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank the right hon. Member for giving way. Were the wellbeing and mental health of our farming communities and the security of our food, which have just been raised by those on the Opposition Benches, a concern of yours when the Conservative Government sold our farmers down the river with dodgy trade deals with Aust…”
Family Businesses · 2025-02-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…However, these choices mean that we can invest in our public services, including our NHS, driving down waiting lists.…”
Family Businesses · 2025-02-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Bill, which has been welcomed by the National Crime Agency and the new Border Security Commander, delivers the measures required to tackle smuggling gangs, prevent people from getting into unsafe boats, and improve our border security.”
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill · 2025-02-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
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