Biography
John Milne has engaged extensively on health and social care through 39 debate speeches, addressing a broad range of topics including cancer (particularly lobular breast cancer and secondary breast cancer), dental access, learning disability and autism, and mental health support. His contributions have frequently focused on specific constituent cases and gaps in NHS provision, such as ADHD diagnostic waiting times in West Sussex reaching four and a half years, and the systemic crisis in dental service access. He has also raised issues around social care reform, maternity services, and support for disabled young people, often drawing on local examples to illustrate national problems requiring government action.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Government removed the remoteness indicator from every part of the funding formula except adult social care. How does a remote child cost less to reach than a remote adult? Part of the current recovery grant is also still allocated using 2019 deprivation figures, even though updated 2025 data already exists and is used…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism51st of 89948.0
- Adult social care & reform26th of 37618.0
- Cancer98th of 62215.0
- Mental health386th of 8809.0
- Dentistry access41st of 1949.0
- NHS waiting lists140th of 5349.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Maternity & neonatal138th of 4386.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Long Covid16th of 553.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
What they’ve said
“…o experience higher rates of disabling conditions than men of the same age, such as arthritis, osteoporosis and frailty. As a result, older women are disproportionately exposed to poverty when displaced. The social role played by women as caregivers, as mentioned by the hon.”
Conflicts: Impact on Older People · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It might seem odd to say, given that I met Susan when she was already very ill with the lobular cancer that she was campaigning to prevent, but I feel that I met her in her prime. It was immediately clear to me that this was a person with an unparalleled commitment to her cause.”
Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As I was saying, lobular breast cancer is the sixth most prevalent cancer in women. That puts it ahead of melanoma cancer, ovarian cancer, brain cancer, kidney cancer and pancreatic cancer combined. Incredibly, there is still no specific treatment. Breast cancer as a whole costs this country over £3 billion a year.”
Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about access to matured child savings accounts in the name of a young person who lacks capacity; to require the Secretary of State to review savings provision for children and young people with disabilities including those who lack capacity; and fo…”
Child Savings Accounts (Mental Capacity and Disability) · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Health, like many Government Departments, has promised a consultation, as well as extensive reform of the dental contract. I appreciate that the Minister wants to get this right. He has said that the dental system is complex. He has also made it clear in the past that these changes will not be rushed.”
Access to Dental Services: West Sussex · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
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