Biography
Calum Miller has engaged extensively on health and social care through 31 debate speeches, with particular focus on mental health waiting times for children and young people, learning disabilities and autism support, and healthcare access issues. Recurring themes include long waits for NHS services (mental health assessments, counselling for sexual violence survivors), challenges for vulnerable groups including armed forces families and those affected by maternal medication like sodium valproate, and concerns about public health coordination during local government reorganisation. His contributions often link health issues to broader constituency problems such as housing, education support, and the transition between military and civilian healthcare systems.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Two of my constituents were denied, as veterans, the care and support they deserved for physical and mental health damage sustained in fighting for our nation. The Minister for the Armed Forces, the hon.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism98th of 89933.0
- Mental health159th of 88021.0
- Palliative & end of life care158th of 5689.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- NHS waiting lists207th of 5346.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
- Long Covid16th of 553.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Dentistry access100th of 1943.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
What they’ve said
“…I have heard too often from the service families in my area that when they need to move, their child’s EHCP, which they have spent some time arguing for, does not automatically follow them.”
Children of Military Families: Educational Support · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Minister makes a strong case for hard power, and we on the Liberal Democrat Benches support the investment in British defence. However, he also knows that generals on both sides of the Atlantic have made the case that investment in development is necessary to prevent conflict.”
Defence Readiness · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Thirdly, my constituents and people up and down the country who are worried about waiting lists, rising prices and threats to security can have no confidence that this Prime Minister can change our country for the better.”
Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment · 2026-04-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“In my constituency, too many families face long and distressing waits for mental health support for children and young people. When I raised this with the Secretary of State some 15 months ago, he said that the Government were determined to ensure that mental health waits receive the same focus as the elective backlog.”
Mental Health Services · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Keeping the county structure would avoid splitting critical services such as adult and children’s social care, SEND provision and homelessness. The main challenge to this approach is how it would sustain accountability at a suitably local level.”
Local Government Reorganisation: South-east · 2026-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
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