Biography
Jon Pearce has raised health and social care issues across six topic areas primarily through parliamentary debate speeches. His engagement has focused particularly on care services for older people and those with dementia, cancer support for pregnant women, NHS dentistry access, and special educational needs provision in Derbyshire. He has repeatedly highlighted specific local impacts of council care service cuts and advocated for dedicated Government debate time on these matters.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“This week in Parliament, I hosted Mummy’s Star, a charity that supports mums with cancer in and around pregnancy. The charity was set up by my constituent Pete Wallroth in honour of his wife, Mair, who tragically died just after their son was born.”
Record by topic
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Dementia60th of 2516.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Maternity & neonatal138th of 4386.0
- Dentistry access100th of 1943.0
- Mental health654th of 8803.0
What they’ve said
“…It was a time when there was little understood and little done for those suffering from trauma and mental health issues. That is why I warmly welcome this Government’s announcement of VALOUR—a UK-wide veterans’ support service that will work with health, employment and housing charities and which is backed by one of th…”
Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan: 80th Anniversary · 2025-05-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Hawthorns care home in Buxton recently celebrated 90 years of service to our local community. I am sure the whole House will want to join me in sending the warmest congratulations to the staff, the residents and their families.”
Business of the House · 2025-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Children with special educational needs and disabilities, and their families, have been shamefully let down. Derbyshire county council’s damning Ofsted report found widespread and systemic failings. Older people in our communities have been left distraught by plans to close our care homes and day care centres.”
Easter Adjournment · 2025-04-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…At Thomas Fields care centre in Buxton, the council is cutting residential beds and dementia beds, meaning that Alan and June, who are 96 and 91, have been married for 72 years and have never been apart, will be separated.”
Business of the House · 2025-02-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Derbyshire county council was responsible for widespread and systemic failings in supporting children with special educational needs and their families. Of all the myriad failings of the Derbyshire Conservatives—and there are myriad—the way they have let down children with SEND and their families is the most egregious.”
SEND Provision: Derbyshire · 2025-02-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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