“The need for a functioning care system has been clear for decades. The Dilnot report was published in 2011. The Care Act 2014 said that we would get such a system by 2016. That plan was then postponed till 2020, before being quietly scrapped entirely.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism103rd of 90533.0
- Adult social care & reform11th of 39733.0
- Palliative & end of life care59th of 54021.0
- NHS waiting lists42nd of 54321.0
- Medical ethics & regulation27th of 22618.0
- Mental health255th of 89015.0
- Maternity & neonatal56th of 45315.0
- Cancer141st of 64112.0
- Health inequalities50th of 2999.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing62nd of 3146.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking45th of 1453.0
- Dentistry access105th of 1973.0
- Plastic & reconstructive surgery6th of 263.0
- Public health & prevention427th of 7003.0
- Care home closures & provider failure13th of 493.0
- Assisted dying202nd of 3923.0
- Women's health & gynaecology100th of 2123.0
- A&E & ambulance response118th of 2723.0
Also active on adult social care & reform
What they’ve said
“…Had I been asked at any time in my life whether I was for or against assisted dying, I would have said that I am in favour of it. I believe that people have autonomy over their own bodies as a fundamental liberal principle.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…If you have moral certainty on this question, I honestly envy you. On the state of palliative care, we are told that this Bill is about giving our constituents more options—a choice between good palliative care or an assisted death.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Bill—whatever the state of our health service, of our social care, or of our palliative care; even if there has been another pandemic—it will come into force. That brings me to our safeguards. I cannot vote for a Bill that does not sufficiently guard against coercion.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Not just now. Our Committee asked our independent expert panel to look into the quality and availability of palliative care, and the results should give everyone in this room pause for thought, because we do not have a universal offer of palliative care in this country.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank my hon. Friend for his powerful speech, and for bringing his personal experience to the Chamber. I am sure that he will agree with me that the ‘H’ in EHCP stands for health; we need to see the health service doing its part. Does he agree?”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
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