Biography
George Freeman has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, addressing mental health issues including the impact of parental alcoholism and young farmers' mental wellbeing, learning disabilities and special educational needs funding across rural schools in his constituency, and early years provision and integrated children's services. He has drawn on personal experience and his background as a former Health Minister to advocate for better coordination between mental health, learning support and social care services, and highlighted funding challenges in rural areas. His contributions reflect constituent concerns from Mid Norfolk, particularly regarding SEND provision and the structural integration of health and social care support for vulnerable populations.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…nd commuter housing estates; and public services are being overwhelmed by rising demand from new housing and an ageing population. This is fuelling a surge in political anger, which explains a lot of the election results last week.”
Record by topic
- Mental health159th of 88021.0
- Learning disability & autism253rd of 89915.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
What they’ve said
“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the responsibilities and duties of certain authorities and agencies in respect of inland flood prevention; to make provision about the powers of local flood authorities and Internal Drainage Boards; to require the Secretary of State to report…”
Flooding · 2026-01-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I will touch on some of the mental health issues. In our society, 80% of us are reasonably lucky, but 20% of us struggle to escape these difficult syndromes related to living with addiction or suffering from mental health.”
Children of Alcoholics · 2025-11-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We often overlook that rural dimension, and that is equally true for mental health more broadly. That is why last year I set up the Regeneration Theatre company with my wife, to take her inspiring one-man “Hamlet” made by her ex-husband—a former alcoholic who has been to prison and has been on a journey now—around pris…”
Children of Alcoholics · 2025-11-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“In areas like Mid Norfolk, planning is the key to avoiding developments that cause and exacerbate flooding. In Attleborough, a recent planning application for 350 houses on a floodplain was turned down by the council on the basis that it would cause flooding, but fast-tracked by the Planning Inspectorate on the basis o…”
Planning: Floods Resilience Taskforce · 2025-11-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Across the 46 schools in Mid Norfolk, SEND provision is the No. 1 issue for parents, teachers and staff. Contrary to the party political broadcast from Ministers, in the last 14 years I was lucky to secure £7 million from the Conservative coalition for a new school and Conservative county council funding for a new scho…”
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Funding · 2025-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
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