Ian Lavery

Blyth and Ashington

Labour

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

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Ranks 379th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 30%. 17 contributions since 2024-09-05.

Record by topic

“…ese straightforward cases rapidly so that thousands of people get closure and can move on with their lives? The haemophilia centres do fantastic work, but ongoing operational problems in the regulations are causing avoidable delays and placing additional burdens on them.”
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Act 1996: protection against unfair dismissal after six months; the right to guaranteed hours; the right to maternity pay; the right to paternity leave; protection against unfair redundancy selection; the right to redundancy pay; access to statutory union recognition procedures; and the ability to request family-friend…”
Single Status of Worker · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The infected blood inquiry recommended action to protect the safety of haemophilia care, but there is mounting concern among clinicians and patients alike that recommendation 9 is not being implemented.”
Topical Questions · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Silicosis is a particularly nasty, debilitating respiratory disease. Alarmingly, it is on the increase in the UK, predominantly in young people between the ages of 20 and 30, so we really need to look at it. It is a preventable disease. The reason it is escalating is the increase in dry cutting of engineered stone.”
Business of the House · 2026-03-12 ·