Biography
James Murray has engaged extensively on maternity and neonatal services through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on accountability, discrimination, and systemic reform following the Nottingham investigation, including commitment to establishing a statutory maternity and neonatal commissioner role. His contributions also address NHS workforce challenges such as sickness absence reduction targets and staff wellbeing, alongside broader health system issues including cancer support for young people, waiting list management, and A&E service expansion. Murray's manner of engagement is consistently substantive, drawing on specific cases and announcements while emphasising evidence-based approaches and the need for cultural change across maternity services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Gentleman raises an important point about the loneliness often faced by people who are being treated for cancer—particularly for young people, whose loneliness can be acute when they are separated from their friendship groups and peers as they undergo treatment. I pay tribute to the work of the Teenage Cancer Trust.”
Record by topic
- Maternity & neonatal1st of 438141.0
- Learning disability & autism35th of 89960.0
- NHS waiting lists15th of 53451.0
- Mental health68th of 88048.0
- Palliative & end of life care34th of 56839.0
- Adult social care & reform26th of 37618.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing17th of 30215.0
- Cancer98th of 62215.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 68812.0
- Health inequalities48th of 2889.0
- GP access29th of 2419.0
- A&E & ambulance response55th of 2586.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking41st of 1393.0
- Dentistry access100th of 1943.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
What they’ve said
“…ch hope that it will be in law as soon as possible, which means that we can apply the duty of candour to future maternity services reviews such as those in Leeds and Sussex.”
NHS Accountability · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…B vaccination programme for 1 million young people, committed to extending Martha’s rule across all maternity services and resolved a long-running dispute with resident doctors.”
Topical Questions · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I am proud of the fact that the waiting list for NHS services is more than 340,000 less than when we took office two years ago. People are being treated faster than ever before, satisfaction with GP services is increasing and we are making progress for people across this country.”
Topical Questions · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The vast majority of people who come off the waiting list do so because they are receiving the care they need. I am confused: is the right hon. Gentleman advocating that people should stay on the waiting lists when they no longer need NHS care? Are the Opposition advocating that we should spend NHS resources chasing pe…”
Topical Questions · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We are determined to reduce waiting times across the country. Where there are cases of individual hospitals or trusts like the case my hon. Friend mentioned, we will send in teams from the national health service to help improve the service provided in local areas.”
Topical Questions · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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