Biography
Grahame Morris has engaged extensively on cancer and health inequalities through 21 debate speeches, with particular focus on radiotherapy access and staffing challenges in rural and deprived areas like his East Durham constituency. He has also advocated on related health topics including drug deaths, alcohol-related cancer, and mental health impacts of policy decisions, drawing on his background as a former health service worker and cancer survivor. His engagement reflects a sustained cross-party interest in cancer services and broader health disparities across different regions of the UK.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…I say at the outset that I am in full support of this Government’s ambitions on cancer. I welcome the recent investment in radiotherapy equipment, and I sincerely want the national cancer plan, which was published in February, to succeed.”
Record by topic
- Cancer43rd of 62227.0
- Health inequalities28th of 28812.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 68812.0
- Unpaid carers68th of 2839.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing41st of 3029.0
- Mental health654th of 8803.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
What they’ve said
“This is a huge issue that should concern everyone. I believe there is cross-party consensus on the issue of health inequalities and huge variation in access depending on which part of the country people live in. That is an absolutely valid point.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We definitely have an opportunity to restore what was once a world-class cancer service and get us back to where the international benchmarks say that we should be. As I am sure Members are aware, responsibility for commissioning radiotherapies was devolved to the integrated care boards.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my good and hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) from the Petitions Committee for the way in which he introduced this important debate. I also pay tribute to my good and hon.”
Disclosure and Safeguarding: At-risk Children · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We do not have time to go into it now, but in brief, my Bill proposed setting targets for staffing levels, staff retention, experience and so on, as well as for reducing assaults against staff and prisoners, and then penalising bosses if the targets were not reached.”
Prison Officers: Mandatory Body Armour · 2026-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I applaud the ambitions in the cancer plan, but my question was about improving access to advanced therapeutic radiotherapy. Almost half the cancer centres in more urban areas in England have experienced a staff recruitment freeze, and the figure rises to 60% in more rural and deprived areas such as mine in east Durham.”
Access to Radiotherapy · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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