David Davis

Goole and Pocklington

Conservative

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

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Ranks 415th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 33%. 15 contributions since 2024-09-05.

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“…Each risks being overlooked. The first is the staffing crises: this was a neonatal unit stretched beyond its limits and operating under relentless pressure. The second is poor clinical management: the unit was repeatedly tasked with caring for babies requiring the highest level of specialist capacity—capacity it did no…”
Thirlwall Inquiry Terms of Reference · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital was failing. Its medical management was at best inadequate and at worst appalling. Indeed, a week after Letby was suspended, the unit was downgraded and prevented from taking any more very seriously ill babies.”
Lucy Letby Case: Conduct of Cheshire Police · 2026-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…One is in their 90s, and has had a number of strokes. Their daughter’s passport ran out last month and she, as a dual national, felt that she could not return to see her own parent. That is a family disaster for them.”
Electronic Travel Authorisation: Dual Nationals · 2026-02-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Exactly, and in fact earlier than that point. I will come back to that when I talk briefly about the vetting process. What precisely did the Prime Minister learn from reading the Bloomberg emails that was not already known about Lord Mandelson from public information and vetting done before the appointment? Each day th…”