The Rt Hon Esther McVey is the Conservative MP for Tatton, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. Sits on the Panel of Chairs.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 415th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 33%. 15 contributions since 2024-09-05.
What they’ve raised
McVey has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with a particular focus on mental health and learning disability services. Her contributions have included a substantive debate on suicide and antidepressant withdrawal management in young people, and scrutiny of SEND provision and VAT impacts on private special education schools. She has also raised concerns about rural GP funding and its connection to mental health pressures in farming communities affected by tax policy.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism301st of 89812.0
- Mental health380th of 8679.0
- Elderly care & frailty26th of 2276.0
- Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
- Heart disease & stroke170th of 3863.0
What they’ve said
“…m workforce plan, published under the previous Government in 2023, recognised that the increased demand from an ageing population is not uniform in the UK. It estimated that “In 2037, a third of people aged over 85 will be living in rural communities” compared with just a quarter now.”
Rural GPs: Funding · 2026-02-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The pressure that I know the farming community is under and the impact that the family farm tax has had on the mental health of the rural community and farmers has been significant. Life expectancy is longer in rural areas, placing greater demands on GP practices.”
Rural GPs: Funding · 2026-02-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…se lockdown took from everyone: children denied education; mothers forced to give birth alone; people suffering heart attacks, strokes and sepsis but too frightened to burden the NHS; bereaved families unable to mourn the dead—the list of injustices goes on and on. None of it should ever have happened.”
Covid-19: Financial Support · 2026-01-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I rise to speak to the amendments that I have tabled. I am delighted to have another attempt to stop the Government doing something that defies justice as well as common sense and that will make our streets less safe.”
Sentencing Bill · 2025-10-29 · Read on Hansard ↗