Biography
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter has engaged substantively with health and social care topics through 26 debate speeches, with particular focus on special educational needs and disabilities provision in her rural Suffolk Coastal constituency, where she has highlighted systemic challenges including lengthy waiting times for assessments and insufficient funding. She has also raised mental health impacts of coastal erosion, child-to-parent abuse linked to mental health issues, and complex neurological conditions including Parkinson's disease with comorbidities. Her contributions reflect a consistent emphasis on rural healthcare and education disparities, casework representation, and advocacy for vulnerable populations including children and families in crisis.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…The impact of coastal erosion on those communities—the financial impact and the mental health impact—cannot be overstated. As our report makes clear, we do not value our coast enough; we do not understand the value it creates for our communities, financially and over the longer term.…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism51st of 89948.0
- Mental health140th of 88024.0
- Dementia30th of 2519.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“…nge, and the message was consistent: coastal erosion is not just an environmental issue, but a housing issue, a public health issue, a mental health issue, an economic issue and, above all, a human issue. People spoke about grief. They told us that this is not just about the loss, but the years leading up to it.”
Coastal Erosion · 2026-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…highlights the significant strain that coastal erosion places on communities, and the impact that has on their mental health. I will read with interest the report from the last Session and see what its recommendations are, because I have no doubt that there are a huge number of parallels between the two reports.…”
Coastal Erosion · 2026-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) for introducing the debate and speaking so articulately.”
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration · 2026-02-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Q13. The Prime Minister will know that special educational needs and disabilities provision is in crisis across the country, but it is in particular crisis in Suffolk, where the county council is in special measures for its failings.”
Engagements · 2025-12-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Does my hon. Friend agree that, while tackling Parkinson’s and highlighting the issue today is critical, we also have to make sure that we look at Parkinson’s with dementia and all the other challenges that come with such a complex set of health issues.”
Parkinson’s Disease · 2025-11-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
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