James MacCleary
Lewes
Liberal DemocratOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 182nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 14%. 32 contributions since 2024-10-30.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism83rd of 96742.0
- Mental health183rd of 86918.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 73415.0
- Adult social care & reform92nd of 3626.0
- Palliative & end of life care231st of 5736.0
- Unpaid carers157th of 2773.0
- NHS waiting lists311th of 5303.0
- Cancer355th of 6133.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing116th of 2953.0
- Care home closures & provider failure13th of 453.0
- Diabetes65th of 1873.0
- Elderly care & frailty72nd of 2273.0
- GP access89th of 2323.0
What they’ve said
“Yes, of course. All our proposals are fully costed, and if the hon. Gentleman would like me to do so, I can send him more information on how we would pay for them.”
Iran · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As my hon. Friend mentions, a veterans’ mental health oversight officer with a statutory remit to monitor provision, assess compliance with covenant duties and report annually to Parliament would begin that change.”
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-06-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The hon. Gentleman is quite right that defence bonds, as with all bonds, would be borrowing. We have spoken before about the need to increase defence spending through cross-party talks, and a reversal in aid spending would be part of an overall package of how we would budget in the future.”
Defence Readiness · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We welcomed the Government’s efforts to try to reverse that damage last year, with their commitment to increase defence spending to 2.6% of GDP. But the Government’s persistent failure to publish the defence investment plan is inexcusable Promised last summer, the plan was meant to turn the strategic defence review fro…”
Defence · 2026-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗