Biography
Bacon has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through 13 debate speeches, though the recent contributions provided focus predominantly on housing, homelessness, local government, and employment matters rather than the listed health topics. The extracts do not contain substantive content demonstrating his engagement on NHS waiting lists, learning disability and autism, adult social care reform, mental health, public health prevention, or NHS workforce staffing, except for a brief mention of collective bargaining costs in adult social care in October 2024.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…That is not the only available avenue that the Government could take to support those on the waiting list and get more people into the housing they need. I hope that you will not mind, Madam Deputy Speaker, if I offer two key areas in which progress could be made.”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists72nd of 53415.0
- Learning disability & autism307th of 89912.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Adult social care & reform99th of 3766.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 3026.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“…It does not even free up any social homes for the 1.34 million people on the waiting list. It is a dud Bill and an ideological red herring. Most egregiously, however, the Government have taken a much-needed reform—the need for a new and effective framework to enable landlords to take possession action against perpetrat…”
Social Housing Bill [Lords] · 2026-09-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…and successful management of right-to-buy receipts, we can both sell a family home and support a family on the waiting list into another one. As homelessness peaks at record levels and the number of children in temporary accommodation reaches a dizzying summit of 178,000, it beggars belief that the Government are not…”
Social Housing Bill [Lords] · 2026-09-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Of course, that does not even come close to helping the 366,000 Londoners on the social housing waiting list. The need for new homes is stark and urgent. The Government’s own figures show that across England, the number of new net additional dwellings was just 208,600 in Labour’s first year in power—a 6% drop from 2023…”
Estate Regeneration · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I hope the Minister will address those concerns in full and give our constituents on the waiting list, the developers in a position to build, and local leaders the confidence that the nation needs in order to make estate regeneration real.…”
Estate Regeneration · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Whether it is bins, potholes, recycling and waste, libraries, adult social care or SEND services, the most obvious impact of many people’s choices at the ballot box are those delivered at the local level in their parish, district or county council.”
Local Government Reorganisation: Referendums · 2026-01-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
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