Chris Curtis is the Labour MP for Milton Keynes North, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 533rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 42%. 11 contributions since 2024-09-11.
Curtis has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with his contributions centred on NHS pressures and waiting times. He has repeatedly cited his personal experience of taking his elderly grandmother to Milton Keynes A&E during suspected heart attacks, using these encounters to illustrate the broader impact of NHS underfunding and lengthy waiting times on patients and families. His engagement spans mental health, cancer, heart disease, learning disability, and workforce issues, consistently framing these challenges as consequences of previous Conservative Government policies.
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“…I am using to train for this year’s London marathon —the Minister is welcome to sponsor me, to support my local hospice. Woodlands are not just abstract environmental assets but part of the rhythm of community life.”
Woodland Creation · 2026-02-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I lost my grandmother just before Labour party conference last year, and the hospice that looked after her in the last weeks of her life looked out over that very same lake.”
New Towns · 2026-01-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…about stretched resources, and, again, it is important for us to go as far and as fast as possible in reforming special educational needs and social care services to ensure that they are fit for the future.”
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 2025-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have seen that work across the country, with waiting lists falling for six months in a row. In my city, this Government have finally secured funding for the new women and children’s hospital that residents in Milton Keynes—a growing city—so desperately need, and construction is set to start in 2027-28.”
Hospitals · 2025-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It was about my 91-year-old grandmother, and the night that we had to rush her to hospital with a suspected heart attack, only to be told on arrival that the average waiting time was nine and a half hours.”
Hospitals · 2025-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Health Secretary talk about how his interactions with the NHS during his cancer diagnosis drive him to fix our health service. What is important to my life—I believe this is true of most young people’s lives—is having a decent home surrounded by a decent community.”
Planning and Infrastructure Bill · 2025-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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