Biography
Katie Lam has engaged on health and social care issues primarily through 15 debate speeches covering topics including palliative care, mental health, GP access, and rural healthcare provision. Her contributions have highlighted specific concerns such as outdated digital systems in palliative care teams at William Harvey hospital, mental health service access for veterans with PTSD, and the practical challenges of sustaining GP services in rural constituencies. She has also raised the impact of employer national insurance contributions on general practices and mental health challenges among farmers facing inheritance tax pressures.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“Tomorrow, the Conservatives were going to ask for Parliament to sit for one more working day, so that the new Prime Minister could come here and set out his agenda for the country, which we could then scrutinise on behalf of all the people we represent.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism307th of 89912.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
What they’ve said
“I spent a day last week with the palliative care team at William Harvey hospital in Ashford, which serves a large chunk of my constituency, and I was amazed by how much time they spent gathering and sharing information.”
NHS Trusts: Digital Infrastructure · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…that he hears a lot from veterans of his generation about their frustrations as they try to gain access to the mental health services that they need and deserve, especially when dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.”
Support for Veterans · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“As my colleagues on the Conservative Benches have already noted, today and previously, the defence of the realm is the first duty of any Government, and as a fundamental part of that duty, any Government must provide the people who volunteer to keep our country safe—at great personal risk—with the tools they need and t…”
Defence Spending and Readiness · 2026-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“As I just said, 80% of houses use gas for heating. We cannot simply substitute that for renewables—it is impossible. Returning to the issue of energy independence, producing more gas domestically would also make us more resistant to global shocks.”
Energy Security · 2026-05-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We can all agree that the public should be protected from anybody who is willing to use violence against innocents and the police to get what they want, but I wonder how the right hon. Gentleman intends to enforce that.”
Dunmurry Police Station Attack · 2026-04-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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