Biography
Brian Mathew has engaged extensively on health and social care through 15 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS dentistry access in his Melksham and Devizes constituency, where he highlighted that only 29% of adults were seen by dentists in two years and noted tooth decay as the leading cause of hospital admission for children aged 6-10. He has also contributed substantively to debates on dementia care, palliative and end-of-life care (including the assisted dying bill), learning disability and autism support, and mental health, alongside broader health-related topics such as fuel poverty's impact on vulnerable populations. His contributions combine constituency-specific case studies with national policy concerns, demonstrating sustained parliamentary engagement across the health and social care portfolio.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“Trade with the UAE appears to have been the reason for the lack of robust action in the past to hold back the RSF, which murdered 60,000 in El Fasher last November.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism382nd of 8999.0
- Mental health386th of 8809.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Dentistry access65th of 1946.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
What they’ve said
“…Only 56% of Wiltshire’s children are seen by an NHS dentist each year, which is a figure of shame, given that the NHS recommends that children be seen regularly from their very first tooth. Nationally, the picture is just as bleak.”
NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Today we pause to reflect on the last four years since the full invasion of Ukraine, on the lives lost and forever changed. We not only mark the immense suffering caused, but reaffirm our solidarity with the Ukrainian people.”
Ukraine · 2026-02-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I welcome the statement, but why is the FCDO’s atrocity prevention team not working with the Sudan team? Our briefing this morning gave a minimum estimate of 60,000 murdered thus far by the RSF in El Fasher, with bodies being buried by bulldozers.”
Gaza and Sudan · 2025-11-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…WASH, and infections associated with unclean birth environments account for 11% of maternal mortality. Some 1.7 billion people do not have a toilet, which makes managing periods much more challenging. With no facilities at school, at work or in public places, many women and girls stay at home every month.”
Official Development Assistance Reductions · 2025-11-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Wiltshire council has one of the lowest levels of per-pupil funding for SEND in the country. Despite children there having the same needs as anywhere else, the county receives nearly 30% less than other councils to support its children and young people with SEND.”
Children with SEND: Assessments and Support · 2025-09-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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