Biography
David Taylor has made nine debate speeches on his allocated health and social care topics, with substantial focus on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision—raising concerns about systematic failings, tribunal backlogs, and local authority resistance in Hertfordshire across multiple parliamentary contributions. While the extracts provided do not contain substantive engagement with cancer, mental health, or public health prevention topics, his SEND contributions document specific constituent cases illustrating access barriers and systemic challenges within the assessment and support system.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…eakers from one of the march organisers, Palestinian Forum in Britain, told the crowd that Israel is a “Zionist cancer”. Meanwhile, across London at the other, far-right march, a banner was proudly displayed that read, “End the Zionist occupation of Britain”.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism221st of 89918.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“…Hertfordshire faces many of the challenges with the funding and delivery of SEND provision that other parts of the country are grappling with. SEND support should be a lifeline that enables a child to reach their potential, regardless of their diagnosis or circumstances. In Hertfordshire, the system is creaking.”
SEND Funding · 2025-06-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I rise to speak in favour of clause 78, which tackles the growing scourge of criminals using high-tech devices to steal from hard-working people, because I know how important this is in my community.”
Crime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting) · 2025-04-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…in their local neighbourhood because of the impact that the abuse from those terrible neighbours has had on his mental health. The family have recorded these incidents on their Ring doorbell device, and the recordings have been submitted to the police and local authority.”
Crime and Policing Bill (Third sitting) · 2025-04-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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SEND Provision · 2025-01-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…recent surgery, a constituent told me that she had fought Tory-led Hertfordshire county council to carry out an EHCP assessment for her son for well over a year. Since it concluded, she has been forced to go to tribunal six times in the past two years.”
SEND Provision · 2025-01-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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