Biography
Jess Phillips has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with a particular focus on violence against women and girls, which features prominently across multiple contributions from 2025-2026. Her contributions on adult social care and mental health support were largely contextual to broader safeguarding discussions, particularly regarding victims of crime and the need for robust mental health services for those who have experienced abuse. The extracts provided show her drawing on her prior experience working with victims and in support services to inform her parliamentary contributions on these interconnected issues.
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“I do not have any notes written down, because when I tried to write things down this morning, I just kept crying, but I shall try to get through this regardless. Many brilliant things will be said about Jo today, and my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) has given us much insight.”
Record by topic
- Mental health241st of 88015.0
- Learning disability & autism382nd of 8999.0
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Adult social care & reform99th of 3766.0
- NHS waiting lists207th of 5346.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
What they’ve said
“I send all my sympathy to the hon. Gentleman’s constituent, who sounds like she has had a terrible ordeal. Off the top of my head, one measure that the Government have rolled out is the domestic abuse protection order, which gives police the power of arrest, if it is breached.”
Violence against Women and Girls · 2026-03-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am the sister-in-law of a beautiful and now departed Iranian woman who died of breast cancer. She made her home in our country, because her country was not safe for her. The bravery of the women who stand up to be counted in Afghanistan and Iran should move every single one of us.”
International Women’s Day · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…families or those who want to employ a tutor or a carer on a self-employed basis, whether or not that involves direct payments, will have access to the enhanced check. I pay tribute to Richard and the campaign of his brilliant wife Louise: she is absolutely on the money.”
Disclosure and Barring Service · 2026-01-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The new curriculum is for children aged four to 16. It is compulsory in schools and should be done in an age-appropriate way. Through the new funding, we will create a series of interventions, so that, if there are worries that a kid is sharing images, or young people are disclosing abuses in their relationships, for e…”
Violence against Women and Girls Strategy · 2025-12-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My hon. Friend shares my passion for this subject, and has done over many years. She is absolutely right: the data shows that nearly half of all teenage relationships between those aged 13 to 17 experience issues of control.”
Violence against Women and Girls Strategy · 2025-12-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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