Biography
Ed Davey has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches across 12 topic areas, with particular emphasis on maternity services—notably raising the closure of North Devon's maternity unit due to staff shortages on multiple occasions in September 2026, describing the impact on women requiring lengthy travel to give birth. His contributions have also focused on NHS workforce challenges, dentistry access, and social care reform, alongside broader remarks on carers' rights and SEND provision. The speeches demonstrate consistent criticism of both the current Labour Government and previous Conservative administration's handling of NHS and care services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Last week I asked about North Devon’s maternity unit, which is still closed. This week I have to raise Musgrove Park hospital, where the Prime Minister’s Labour colleague Baroness Amos found the “most challenging” maternity estate in the whole country.”
Record by topic
- Unpaid carers5th of 28366.0
- Learning disability & autism156th of 89926.0
- Adult social care & reform20th of 37621.0
- NHS waiting lists55th of 53418.0
- Mental health188th of 88018.0
- Cancer98th of 62215.0
- Maternity & neonatal101st of 4389.0
- Dentistry access41st of 1949.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 3026.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- Care home closures & provider failure13th of 473.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking41st of 1393.0
What they’ve said
“…North Devon’s maternity unit has been closed for three weeks due to staff shortages, so women now have to travel for up to two hours to give birth. I cannot imagine the extra stress and anxiety that would have caused us when my kids were born.”
Engagements · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We hear it all the time. Every year, it gets harder to make ends meet, waiting lists seem to go up, more and more things seem broken, and the populists and extremists are eager to keep things that way so they can profit from it.”
Direction of Government · 2026-09-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I know the Prime Minister agrees that we can and must do more for family carers. As he leaves No. 10, will he join me and other carers across this House to speak up for family carers, to be their voice and to get them the support they deserve?…”
Engagements · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is very tempting to respond to that, but I have signed the Official Secrets Act. [Laughter.] On Europe, when history looks back at the Prime Minister’s time in office, I fear that clinging to those old red lines will be judged to have been a mistake.”
Engagements · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…May I mention today’s review of Nottingham’s maternity services, which is truly shocking? I hope that the Government will rise to the moment and implement Donna Ockenden’s recommendations in full, without delay. I recognise how difficult it was for the Prime Minister to make the statement that he made on Monday.”
Engagements · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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