Jo White is the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office). Sits on the Home Affairs Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 250th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 20%. 25 contributions since 2024-09-12.
What they’ve raised
Jo White has engaged extensively on health and social care through 25 debate speeches, with particular emphasis on cancer screening and treatment in Bassetlaw, maternity services standards following the Nottingham University Hospitals scandal, and NHS operational challenges including waiting lists and bed-blocking. Key recurring themes include the interconnection between health conditions—such as hearing loss and dementia—and the importance of local access to treatment, with White frequently highlighting gaps in provision within her constituency and advocating for community-based solutions alongside national reforms.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Cancer43rd of 61327.0
- Learning disability & autism301st of 89812.0
- NHS waiting lists137th of 5309.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- Dementia55th of 2456.0
- Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
- Elderly care & frailty72nd of 2273.0
- Mental health645th of 8673.0
What they’ve said
“My mum was a midwife, and as a child I lived vicariously the life on a maternity ward. She worked to the very highest standards possible, and used to come home and talk to me about sloppy standards, falling standards and insensitivity.”
Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I know how frustrated patients and staff have become after years of rising waiting lists, cancelled appointments and growing bureaucracy. Since coming into office, this Labour Government have already started to turn things around by delivering more than 3 million extra appointments ahead of schedule, cutting waiting li…”
Health Bill (Third sitting) · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Member for Melton and Syston is here, and during the passage of the Bill that became the Health and Care Act 2022, we said to the Department that that might have been the opportunity to act. I think that previous Secretaries of State, as was alluded to earlier, thought that they might do that.”
Health Bill (Second sitting) · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I was talking about bed-blocking in hospitals and how neighbourhood health plans can work more cohesively with hospital trusts. Councillor Wright: I think we can answer this together.”
Health Bill (Second sitting) · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗