Biography
Dawn Butler has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with contributions spanning learning disability support, cancer screening and treatment, nursing professional standards, and end-of-life care. Her engagement has included personal testimony—drawing on her own experience of early-stage breast cancer during the COVID pandemic when discussing screening, and referencing individuals from her community affected by cancer when speaking on assisted dying legislation. She has also raised health inequalities affecting Black communities and mental health support for survivors of violence.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…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?…”
Record by topic
- Cancer76th of 62218.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
What they’ve said
“…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 ↗
“…October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, although I have avoided a lot of that this year, as it is triggering, but we cannot avoid talking about Black History Month. I saw a powerful affirmation on Jools TV that goes: “I love myself, I love my skin, I love my hair, my melanin”. I thought that was so amazing.”
Black History Month · 2025-10-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank the Minister for talking about health inequalities in the black community. Does she agree that we need to look at how we use AI systems, so that we do not automate bias and discrimination through their use?”
Black History Month · 2025-10-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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