Biography
John Glen has engaged extensively on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), making this a dominant theme across his 28 debate speeches, with particular focus on the funding gap, evaluation processes, and integration with mental health support. He has also raised significant concerns about mental health provision following his constituents' experience of their daughter's death in a mental health facility, which motivated his support for amendments to the Mental Health Bill. His contributions span other health topics including end-of-life care, NHS funding, and public health programmes, though these appear less frequently than his SEND and mental health advocacy.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“The hon. Gentleman is making a very moving and powerful speech, but is not the reality that if every single EHCP was properly diagnosed and the need expressed, it would impose an honest but unachievable burden on the state? Will he acknowledge that and address how we come to terms with it?”
Record by topic
- Mental health123rd of 88027.0
- Learning disability & autism159th of 89924.0
- Public health & prevention72nd of 68818.0
- Dentistry access100th of 1943.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
What they’ve said
“…One of the most powerful examples was a constituent who came to me and said that their son has complex SEND needs, including: autism; ADHD; sensory processing disorder; demand avoidance; social, emotional and mental health; and severe anxiety and school trauma.”
SEND Provision and Reform · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Between 2014 and 2023, there was a 140% expansion in the number of EHCPs to well over half a million. In generating that volume of demand, Members in all parts of the House—no matter who is in government—have to be honest about whether, given the budgets we have, we can actually provide solutions that meet the needs of…”
SEND Provision and Reform · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My constituent Kate Szymankiewicz’s daughter, Ruth, tragically died in a mental health in-patient unit. She has been told by the Government that the law as it stands already provides adequate protections to ensure that family contact and visits can happen, but that plainly did not happen in this case, with tragic conse…”
Business of the House · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…terms growth in public spending in 2029-30, and assuming that health spending is at its historical average, the special educational needs and disabilities spend is as per the proposals, and defence is at 3%, that will leave a 2.5% real-terms cut in unprotected Departments.”
OBR Growth Projections: Departmental Spending · 2026-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Office for Budget Responsibility suggests that £6 billion of costs associated with special educational needs and disabilities provision has not been catered for in the Budget. Given that, it suggests that there will be an effective 4.9% cut in mainstream school spending per pupil.”
Business of the House · 2025-11-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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