Biography
Gavin Robinson has engaged primarily through Commons debate speeches on health and social care topics, with a particular focus on GP access pressures in Northern Ireland resulting from potential EU antimicrobial resistance regulations that could require an additional 60,000 appointments. He has also contributed significantly to debates on end-of-life care legislation, raising concerns about medical certainty and safeguards in the Terminally Ill Adults Bill. Additionally, Robinson has highlighted broader health service pressures and systemic frailty within Northern Ireland's civil service that impact public services delivery.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Peelers” as a visual demonstration of the pressure that our police service is under and the frailty of the funding model that they face. Devolution of policing and justice in Northern Ireland is not the primary concern.”
Record by topic
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Elderly care & frailty30th of 2366.0
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“Madam Deputy Speaker, through you, may I thank Mr Speaker for selecting this topic for our Adjournment debate? I am very grateful to the Minister for Veterans and People, who is in her place.”
Army Reservists: Employment Rights · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…May I also highlight the Northern Ireland Audit Office’s report on the frailty within our Northern Ireland civil service? In the past six years, out of 23 recommendations, only five have been progressed. We have 5,000 vacancies, 3,000 temporary promotions and a rising sickness level.”
Public Services · 2026-02-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Ireland questions, is the potential requirement, as a result of EU legislative change, of an additional 60,000 GP appointments for antimicrobial-resistant drugs. That would decimate the delivery of health services in Northern Ireland.”
Public Services · 2026-02-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Some 60,000 products are sold over the counter. Our health service could not facilitate 60,000 additional GP appointments. This is an alarming development and I would like to hear the Minister indicate that he not only understands the severity and impact of it, but is going to take steps to address it.…”
Public Services · 2026-01-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Just yesterday, a constituent told me that when she was diagnosed with cancer for the first time, she approached the matter with a determination that surprised her, and she survived.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
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