The Rt Hon Jesse Norman is the Conservative MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. Sits on the Defence Committee, House of Commons Commission, Restoration and Renewal Client Board, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board, Members Estimate Committee, Modernisation Committee, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 230th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 18%. 27 contributions since 2024-11-14.
What they’ve raised
Jesse Norman has engaged with health and social care through 26 debate speeches across a wide range of topics including mental health, cancer, NHS workforce, waiting lists, and end-of-life care, alongside one committee contribution on parliamentary access. His contributions have primarily consisted of remarks during Business of the House debates, which largely focus on tributes, current events, and sporting matters rather than substantive health policy discussion. The recorded extracts do not contain detailed engagement on the specific health topics listed.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism154th of 89824.0
- Palliative & end of life care64th of 55221.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing14th of 29518.0
- Assisted dying74th of 34711.5
- Mental health380th of 8679.0
- Heart disease & stroke170th of 3863.0
- Maternity & neonatal227th of 4273.0
- Rare diseases79th of 198
What they’ve said
“What a sporting week this has been! Youth, vitality, incredible physical stamina in the most testing of environments—and that is just the Leader of the House, whose birthday it was yesterday.”
Business of the House · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I must say I am not sure we should be thanking them for the trauma and heart-stopping cardiovascular workout that I, at least, experienced right to the end. The Prime Minister was quite punishing about the Liberal Democrats at Prime Minister’s questions yesterday for their sanctimoniousness.”
Business of the House · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ort, despite many delays, but yesterday’s Nottingham University hospitals report is a powerful reminder that in neonatal and maternity settings, grave harm can arise from not only individual malfeasance but systematic clinical failure.”
Business of the House · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“May I welcome my guests to the Gallery? Part of our job at business questions is to act as a place of record, and this has been a grim week and a week of mourning for us all. First, we mourn for Henry Nowak.”
Business of the House · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗