Biography
Dr Neil Hudson has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on palliative and end-of-life care, mental health, and public health matters. His contributions have ranged across diverse topics including advocacy for improved NHS palliative care provision before consideration of assisted dying legislation, mental health impacts of environmental and emergency events, and public health concerns related to food safety and animal welfare. His engagement reflects his professional background as a veterinary surgeon, frequently informing his contributions on health, biosecurity, and welfare issues.
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“…NHS and the state support us through obstetrics, gynaecology, maternal health, neonatology and paediatrics. However, at the other end of our life, when we leave this world, the charitable sector picks things up, and the majority of support is delivered outside the NHS. Surely that cannot be right as a society.”
Record by topic
- Mental health40th of 88081.0
- Public health & prevention25th of 68836.0
- Palliative & end of life care105th of 56815.0
- NHS waiting lists140th of 5349.0
- Children's health17th of 1579.0
- Learning disability & autism382nd of 8999.0
- Assisted dying92nd of 3719.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
What they’ve said
“…The hon. Member for Runcorn and Helsby (Sarah Pochin) powerfully articulated the mental health impacts of some of these sites. The hon. Member for Congleton (Sarah Russell) discussed issues relating to flies. The hon.”
Waste Management Sites · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have heard many contributions about the impact on local pride, sense of belonging and importantly mental health, but it was uplifting that pretty much all Members spoke about the great work that volunteers do to tackle litter and fly-tipping in their area.”
Fly-tipping: Residential Areas · 2026-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…s well as the obvious awful environmental consequences and the effects on nature and wildlife, fly-tipping is a public health problem, as dumped waste attracts vermin, creates fire risk and can contaminate soil and local watercourses. The harm is not only physical.”
Fly-tipping: Residential Areas · 2026-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Treatments for coronavirus, cancer, inflammatory conditions and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s all draw in part from genetic material found in our oceans and seas.”
Draft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026 · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“As shadow DEFRA Minister, I congratulate and thank the Chair of the Committee and his cross-party Environmental Audit Committee for this excellent and timely report. As he has said, PFAS—these forever chemicals—are hugely damaging to the environment and pose significant risks to human health, animals and wildlife.”
Synthetic Chemicals · 2026-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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