Biography
Ben Obese-Jecty has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through 34 debate speeches, with particular focus on children's health and education provision, notably raising concerns about EHCP backlogs in Cambridgeshire across multiple contributions. His engagement has addressed broader health issues including mental health support for veterans, prostate cancer screening access, and emergency service response, whilst also covering social care topics such as local government reorganisation affecting service delivery. His contributions have been characterised by constituency-specific advocacy, drawing on direct constituent casework and local examples to support his arguments on policy issues.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…is also projected to have the highest prevalence of education, health and care plans, and the greatest risk of special educational needs and disabilities escalation. At present, Huntingdonshire has the second lowest rate of EHCP prevalence in Cambridgeshire.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism59th of 89945.0
- Mental health188th of 88018.0
- Rare diseases17th of 20212.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 68812.0
- Cancer180th of 6229.0
- A&E & ambulance response55th of 2586.0
- Adult social care & reform99th of 3766.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Dentistry access100th of 1943.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
What they’ve said
“…hose who have served and how best to support veterans in their post-military life, be it with careers, housing, mental health or simply the frailty of growing old.”
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-06-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and to my role as an officer on the all-party parliamentary group on phasing out animal experiments in medical research.”
Animal Testing · 2026-04-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I have been waiting over four months for a reply to written parliamentary questions 96357, 96475 and 96477 on special educational needs and disabilities reform, as well as to a freedom of education request, which is now several weeks overdue.”
Point of Order · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The fact that Hatzola is integrated into the London ambulance service and provides such a vital community resource is extremely commendable, and I pay tribute to it. I am conscious that emergency workers are incredibly vulnerable at the best of times.”
Hatzola Ambulance Attack · 2026-03-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The EHCP backlog in Cambridgeshire is a significant challenge. I appreciate what the Minister said about the help that is currently in place. Having read the SEND White Paper, I am struggling to see where the immediate impact will come.”
EHCP Backlog: Cambridgeshire · 2026-03-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
Contributions reproduced under the Open Parliament Licence.