“…Although we recognise that exceptions may apply in cases of medical recovery or maternity leave, the principle must be upheld. We must avoid a situation where Members vote by proxy while actively participating in other business on the Estate. Second, the integrity of the scheme is paramount.”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists149th of 5439.0
- Rare diseases28th of 2079.0
- Mental health491st of 8906.0
- Maternity & neonatal225th of 4535.5
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)49th of 1463.0
- Adult social care & reform201st of 3973.0
- Cancer387th of 6413.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing124th of 3143.0
- Heart disease & stroke178th of 4073.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking45th of 1453.0
- Learning disability & autism656th of 9053.0
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What they’ve said
“…I have heard the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) describe the maternity services in his constituency a number of times, and I hope he continues to do so until we finally see a solution there.”
Spending Review 2025: Scotland · 2025-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I have had to raise issues including access for little boys to timely medical help for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a lack of local dentists, and care and support for those with Parkinson’s.”
Spending Review 2025: Scotland · 2025-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Like my hon. Friend, I have a constituent, Jamie Tierney, who, sadly, suffers with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Recently, he has been able to begin treatment, as have other patients in Scotland, but it took a lot of work and in some cases intervention by lawyers to get that. Jamie’s family tell me that “Time is muscle”.”
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy · 2025-06-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Currently, neurology services in England are seeing only about half of patients within the 18-week target, and the waiting list for neurology services now exceeds 230,000. The situation in Scotland and Wales follows a similar pattern of long waiting lists.”
Parkinson’s Awareness Month · 2025-05-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I don’t want to see With no cure in sight and I know there never will be You hear about cancer there’s adverts all around But awareness of PD there’s not a sound If you could jump into my shoes You would see how frightening PD can be”.…”
Parkinson’s Awareness Month · 2025-05-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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