Dawn Butler
Brent East
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 470th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 37%. 13 contributions since 2024-11-21.
Record by topic
- Cancer73rd of 61318.0
- Learning disability & autism445th of 9679.0
- Mental health470th of 8696.0
- Maternity & neonatal227th of 4273.0
- Palliative & end of life care344th of 5733.0
- NHS waiting lists311th of 5303.0
- Dementia106th of 2453.0
- Health inequalities130th of 2773.0
What they’ve said
“…Will the Leader of the House support me in ensuring that issues to do with special educational needs and disabilities funding do not jeopardise the care of children, or the terms and conditions of support staff?…”
Business of the House · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Many of them are very elderly, and the stress of the wait has caused illnesses such as dementia. We should hold our heads in shame. There are problems with claims for loss of earnings and the impact on people of a life lived in limbo, waiting for a decision, or in shame, waiting for the Government to acknowledge they b…”
Windrush Day · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…After my cancer diagnosis and while writing my book, “A Purposeful Life”, I recall deciding that I wanted to be mayor of London. There were many positive responses to that, for which I am eternally grateful—I will be tapping those people up for the campaign—but they were mixed with responses like, “Oh, there’s never be…”
International Women’s Day · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have around 40,000 people on the housing waiting list. It is impossible to match that need, but it is also important to understand that councils, as my hon. Friend has said, are trying to innovate.”
Inner-London Local Authorities: Funding · 2026-02-10 · Read on Hansard ↗