Biography
James MacCleary has made 32 debate speeches covering 12 health and social care topics, though the recent contributions provided focus primarily on defence, foreign policy, and Ukraine rather than health matters. Within the health and social care remit, he has raised concerns including adult social care cuts in East Sussex, children with special educational needs and disabilities support, mental health provision for armed forces veterans, and driving test availability affecting younger constituents. His engagement on these topics appears primarily through parliamentary debate speeches rather than other written formats.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“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.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism122nd of 89930.0
- Mental health188th of 88018.0
- Public health & prevention92nd of 68815.0
- Adult social care & reform99th of 3766.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Care home closures & provider failure13th of 473.0
- Diabetes68th of 1903.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
What they’ve said
“…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 ↗
“Four years ago yesterday, Vladimir Putin launched his deadly full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Four years on, we face a solemn reminder of the death and destruction that has ensued. An estimated 1.8 million soldiers have been killed or wounded, or have gone missing, on both sides.”
Ukraine · 2026-02-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is understandable that the Opposition are embarrassed about that. We need to get our troop numbers back up to a critical mass that will allow us to carry out our duties overseas. The Government’s decision to increase the upper age limit for reserves and cadets to 65 warrants serious scrutiny.”
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-01-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
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