Biography
Kate Dearden has engaged primarily through debate speeches across seven health and social care topics, with particular emphasis on unpaid carers and employment rights. She has spoken repeatedly on supporting carers in the workplace through government reviews and legislative measures, including paid leave and flexible working provisions, while also contributing to debates on parental rights, maternity protections, and fair pay agreements in social care. Her contributions have focused on Government policy announcements and commitments rather than critical scrutiny of existing provision.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Calderdale in my own constituency of Halifax, and I know about the important and vital support that incredible unpaid carers across the country are providing to their loved ones.”
Record by topic
- Unpaid carers68th of 2839.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Maternity & neonatal138th of 4386.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
What they’ve said
“My hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the vital contribution that unpaid carers make to their loved ones and their communities, and the experiences of families in his constituency reflect the challenges faced by unpaid carers across the country.”
Unpaid Carers: Workplace Support · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank my hon. Friend for her contribution and for her powerful speech during this debate. She is a tireless campaigner on this; I really look forward to working with her and the APPG on lots of these issues, and particularly on that stigma.”
Statutory Menstrual Leave · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Keep Britain Working” programme; and our record investment in our NHS, which has seen gynaecology waiting lists fall by almost 20,000 and made transformative endometriosis medication available. I will turn to the points that colleagues have made in this debate, and I thank them for raising them.”
Statutory Menstrual Leave · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…to help women back into work, whether that is making it more unlawful to dismiss pregnant women and mothers on maternity leave or making it easier for people to work flexibly and for employers to make those provisions in the workplace. I would be keen to hear more about the work that the hon.”
Parental Rights at Work · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I recognise the enormous contribution that kinship carers such as my hon. Friend’s constituent make to the lives of children. The Government are committed to helping more children grow up in safe, stable and loving homes in their family network, whenever it is in the children’s best interests.”
Parental Rights at Work · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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