Biography
Charlie Maynard has engaged extensively on cancer and related health issues through 21 debate speeches, with particular focus on brain cancer survival rates and glioblastoma research following a personal connection to the issue. Beyond cancer, contributions span broader health and social policy including mental health, NHS workforce challenges, palliative care, disability support, and public health concerns such as gambling regulation. Notable contributions address systemic issues including clinical trial access post-Brexit, support for disabled people navigating PIP applications, and childhood poverty's health impacts.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…address the root causes of these challenges in a holistic way, looking at everything from employment support to mental health? Can he also update the House on progress on merging PIP and universal credit incapacity benefit assessments?…”
Record by topic
- Cancer66th of 62221.0
- Learning disability & autism307th of 89912.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 68812.0
- Mental health386th of 8809.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Dentistry access100th of 1943.0
- Long Covid16th of 553.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
What they’ve said
“…The genetic code in those tumours is the key to solving that cancer and fighting it. At the moment, we are taking a lot of those tumours out and putting them in the bin. That is killing people.”
Brain Cancer · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…A constituent in her 70s wrote to me whose husband is in palliative care. The cost of filling her tank has gone from £320 to £750 and she just does not know what to do. She has asked what help the Government have given, and has received no help so far.”
Cost of Heating Oil · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I completely agree. It sends the wrong message and puts in place the wrong incentives, and that is a real problem. Ministers will have seen the analysis produced by the Office for Budget Responsibility in response to the former Lib Dem Pensions Minister, Steve Webb, highlighting the flaws in the Government’s claim that…”
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill · 2026-03-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Children growing up in poverty face worse educational outcomes, poorer physical and mental health, and fewer opportunities in adulthood. As the hon. Member for Salford (Rebecca Long Bailey) pointed out, this has a huge economic cost on our society, and investing a relatively small amount now for great gains later is ve…”
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill · 2026-02-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I also give a shout-out to the hon. Member for Edinburgh South West (Dr Arthur), whose Rare Cancers Bill has made a real difference, and to Labour Front Benchers. I know that I am on the Opposition Benches, but I do not really care, because this issue is too important for us to mess around.”
Brain Tumour Survival Rates · 2026-02-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
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