Biography
Dame Karen Bradley has engaged on health and social care through five debate speeches, with particular focus on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in September 2026, where she argued for greater scrutiny of the Bill's safety provisions and called for measures such as equal access to palliative care or assessment of unmet need to ensure genuine choice for patients. Her contributions also touched on violence against women and girls, and she opened a debate marking the tenth anniversary of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, though the latter falls outside direct health and social care topics.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…We could have included, for example, a clause that would have given an equal right to palliative care or a simple assessment of unmet need—something, anything, to allow there to be a genuine choice. But that opportunity is now gone. Let me be absolutely clear about what today’s vote is and what it is not.”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying116th of 3716.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“…You do not have to decide that assisted dying can never be right. You do not have to abandon the compassion that led you to support the principle. You need only ask whether this Bill, in this form, on the evidence before us today, is safe enough for Parliament to force it into law. That is today’s test.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I beg to move, That this House has considered the tenth anniversary of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It is an honour to open this debate. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting it and thank all right hon. and hon. Members and Friends who supported the application for it.”
Modern Slavery Act 2015: 10th Anniversary · 2025-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…m a young girl, and that young girl needs a different place from somebody who has severe learning disabilities, mental health issues or addiction. There are all sorts of problems that victims face—often caused by the abuse—and they need different approaches.”
Violence against Women and Girls · 2025-01-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am also pleased that there will be a mental health Bill—something that many of us pushed for. Again, I pay tribute to a previous Member, Dame Jackie Doyle-Price, who was such an advocate for that and raised it on numerous occasions. I am pleased we will see Martyn’s law introduced.”
Debate on the Address · 2024-07-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
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