Biography
Stainbank has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through 26 debate speeches, raising issues spanning mental health, NHS waiting lists, cancer, maternity care, elderly care, and the health and social care workforce. His contributions frequently centre on constituent casework, including delays in DVLA medical assessments affecting mental health, NHS waiting times for transgender healthcare, and the impact of social care worker recruitment on an ageing population. He has also spoken on public health matters including drug deaths, tobacco and vaping regulation, and the wellbeing of care leavers.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…DVLA to resolve his inquiry, reported that the delay has had a significant impact on his mental health due to the loss of independence. Behind each of these statistics is a person, so I add my name to the welcome call made by my hon. Friend the Member for Erewash (Adam Thompson).”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention49th of 68824.0
- Cancer126th of 62212.0
- NHS waiting lists140th of 5349.0
- Mental health386th of 8809.0
- Maternity & neonatal138th of 4386.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Unpaid carers92nd of 2836.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
What they’ve said
“As legal action is taken against the SNP Scottish Government for the ScotZEB3 grant scheme, which inexplicably saw more expensive orders go to Chinese manufacturers and cheaper ones to Falkirk—no wonder SNP Members have not showed up this morning—the Government and mayoral combined authorities must take heed of the exp…”
Bus Manufacturing: Scotland · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Bill promises, I welcome its return to the House and welcome the Minister for Public Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson), to her place. It cannot go without saying that we also welcome the immense contribution of her predecessor, my hon.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-03-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“A constituent has been on a waiting list for over two years with no end in sight. After waiting this long without progress, they wrote to me about their referral being moved to an equidistant clinic with shorter waits, yet NHS Forth Valley has as yet been unable to facilitate that.”
Business of the House · 2026-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We need social care staff who live, work and breathe care, and, with an ageing population, we need more of them. Most of those staff have diligently, and with a smile on their face, taken care of our families.”
Indefinite Leave to Remain · 2026-02-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“As I am going to draw to a close, I will not take any more interventions. Moaning about the rates of maternity pay or proposing to freeze the minimum wage is not likely to incentivise more young people to grasp their first opportunity.”
Seasonal Work · 2025-12-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
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