Biography
David Chadwick has engaged extensively on health and social care through 22 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS waiting lists in Wales, unpaid carers, and cross-border healthcare challenges affecting his Powys constituents. Key contributions include advocating for carers' support, highlighting systemic issues such as Powys Teaching Health Board's £16 million annual deficit and artificial waiting list delays for English hospital treatment, and discussing respiratory health linked to housing conditions. He has also spoken on maternity services, disability support, and nutrition access, drawing on personal experience of Guillain-Barré syndrome to inform his advocacy for disabled people.
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“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing the debate. I agree with many of his comments. Transport options for people across Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe are dreadful.”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists37th of 53421.0
- Unpaid carers48th of 28312.0
- Mental health386th of 8809.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
What they’ve said
“…Since then, the situation has deteriorated further. The waiting list has grown to 66,000 people, an increase of 4,000, and 32,000 payments are now outstanding. Applicants are being told that they may wait up to 37 weeks just for a decision, and some, in particular the self-employed, for more than a year.”
Access to Work Scheme · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In January 2024, a month after Springdew began liquidation, Don suffered a major stroke. He was discharged early on a Friday due to his wife’s deteriorating condition; that same night she was hospitalised with pneumonia, an illness that can be brought on by sustained stress.”
Hidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCA · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Government said that they would use spare capacity in England to drive down waiting lists in Wales, and that proposal was welcome. Cross-border healthcare has long been an everyday reality for my constituents.”
St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs · 2026-02-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Amendment 27, which I move on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Henley and Thame, would give the Government the ability to remove, disable or modify hardware and software that could be used to infiltrate British national infrastructure, such as the cables underneath the now approved Chinese mega-embassy in Tower…”
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Sixth sitting) · 2026-02-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Apples and pears provide essential nutrients, such as vitamin C and folate, and they count as one of our five a day, as recognised by the NHS Eatwell guide. Does the Minister agree that any attempt to include fruit juice in the HFSS category risks sending the wrong messages to families at a time when fruit and vegetabl…”
Fresh and Nutritious Food: Inequality of Access · 2025-11-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
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