“A constituent’s 11-year-old autistic daughter attempted suicide last year, and she continues to experience severe anxiety and autistic burnout. The family still have no clarity about her education provision for this new term.”
Record by topic
- Unpaid carers7th of 29663.0
- Learning disability & autism50th of 90551.0
- Mental health100th of 89036.0
- Care home closures & provider failure1st of 4912.0
- Rare diseases28th of 2079.0
- Adult social care & reform113th of 3976.0
- A&E & ambulance response56th of 2726.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing124th of 3143.0
- Assisted dying202nd of 3923.0
- Elderly care & frailty77th of 2493.0
- Health inequalities141st of 2993.0
- Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
- Palliative & end of life care302nd of 5403.0
Also active on care home closures & provider failure
What they’ve said
“…Members are influenced by my contribution, so be it. I will get right to the point. I previously voted for assisted dying. I recognised then, as I do now, the deep turmoil that family members experience when they know that their loved ones are dying, or see them die.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We are asking them to measure, publish and report, in order to ensure basic accountability for patients with rare conditions, and for geographically dispersed people, predominantly from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, so that they have services that work.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank the Minister for the Bill. I put it on record that I am chair of the all-party parliamentary group on sickle cell and thalassaemia. I rise to speak to new clause 162. It is well known that the NHS commissions specialised services unevenly across England.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…To give you an example, we looked at mental health in-patient settings. There is national guidance that says that people should not use risk assessment tools around self-harm, but when we looked we found that, on the ground, everyone was using these tools. We asked why that was, and we were given two reasons.”
Health Bill (First sitting) · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Alongside many inside the House and outside it, I condemn the attack on the Jewish-run ambulance service in Golders Green. The attack was clearly antisemitic, and it is right that the authorities treat it as such.”
Hatzola Ambulance Attack · 2026-03-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily quoting them directly.
- Women and girls help shape North Yorkshire health and wellbeing planHarrogate Informer
- Unpaid carers deserve action, not just our thanksPolitics.co.uk
- Hotter summers, hidden harmsCentre for Mental Health