Biography
Keir Mather has made eight debate speeches across rail infrastructure, safeguarding, and accessibility matters, with limited direct engagement on the three specified health and social care topics. His contributions touching on health and social care were narrow: he briefly acknowledged mental health crises affecting railway passengers as "an incredibly important point" requiring better integration of support, and spoke to child poverty and safeguarding of vulnerable groups in separate debates. The extracts provided do not substantiate substantive engagement specifically on public health and prevention, mental health services, or learning disability and autism support.
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“With the leave of the House, I thank right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions. While it will not be possible to address every amendment, I will try to discuss the topics raised and do my very best to do them justice. I turn first to amendments not covered by the Bill as drafted.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Mental health654th of 8803.0
What they’ve said
“…Minister so that we can think about how we can better integrate those live concerns about people suffering from mental health crises and how we might better protect them on our railway? That is an incredibly important point.”
Railways Bill · 2026-06-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I will start where the Liberal Democrat spokesman left off and send everyone involved in the maintenance and continued use of Happisburgh lighthouse my sincere congratulations on keeping it going strong. I hope it continues to do so long into the future.”
Draft Merchant Shipping (General Lighthouse Authorities) (Increase of Borrowing Limit) Order 2026 · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Amendment 174 will provide greater clarity for all parties that the agreement GBR is obliged to have under clause 61(4) can be made in advance in a contract or other document between GBR and the operator in line with the terms set out in GBR’s access and use policy under clause 59(3).”
Railways Bill (Eleventh sitting) · 2026-02-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My hon. Friend makes a powerful point on behalf of his constituents about improving accessibility for all in his constituency. Through the Railways Bill, and the creation of Great British Railways and the passenger watchdog, rail provision will need to have due regard to improving accessibility.”
Grove Park Railway Station · 2025-11-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My hon. Friend is a tireless champion for improved rail services for all in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme. He makes an incredibly important point: if more people can access our railways and thereby the opportunities that access provides them—social lives, employment and the ability to give back to their local…”
Grove Park Railway Station · 2025-11-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
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