Biography
# Joy Morrissey – Health and Social Care Engagement Summary Morrissey has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with particular focus on palliative and end-of-life care, notably securing an Adjournment debate on hospice funding in April 2025 where she advocated for expanded funding and national insurance exemptions for hospices. She has also raised mental health concerns regarding increased presentations of severe issues and eating disorders among secondary school girls, and contributed substantially to discussions on SEND funding, drawing on her personal experience as a former SEND student to advocate for early intervention support and funding models that follow students between educational settings.
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“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. How did we end up here again, in another debate in Westminster Hall, just like debates in the Chamber, that is full of warm words calling for action? We have heard that the Union of Jewish Students has reported a shocking 400% increase in antisemitism inciden…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism159th of 89924.0
- Palliative & end of life care67th of 56821.0
- Adult social care & reform61st of 3769.0
- Assisted dying116th of 3716.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
What they’ve said
“…I thought that I would be interested to see more clinical trials for conditions such as endometriosis and cancer to establish its long-term effects. However, that is for adults. When it comes to protecting children, I want to ensure that this trial involves as much safeguarding as possible.”
Puberty Blockers · 2026-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Do we believe that people should have individual choice—parental choice—for where they send their child to school, or should the state control everything? This feels like a very vindictive tax, there to punish those who want choice in religion and in education, and have aspiration for where they send their child.”
Independent Faith Schools: VAT · 2026-02-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“That is another reason why I am shocked that the mental health budget is decreasing. I am seeing an increase across my constituency—and I am sure it is the same in many others—of girls in secondary school presenting with severe mental health issues, suicidal tendencies and eating disorders, and they are desperately cry…”
Mental Health Bill [Lords] · 2025-10-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“On 3 December 2024, the Chancellor made a commitment. She told a conference of business leaders that she would not need to raise taxes. It was a foolish claim from a Chancellor out of her depth. She then taxed the engines of growth in her Budget—the businesses and entrepreneurs who create jobs.”
Taxes · 2025-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It means that people can no longer send their child to a SEND special school. It means they no longer have the choice to use their money, because the Labour party wanted to take a little more tax from them. Does my right hon.”
Taxes · 2025-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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