Biography
Kenneth Stevenson has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with contributions spanning NHS waiting lists, GP access, and palliative care provision. He has raised concerns about NHS performance in Scotland under the SNP Government, contrasting it with reforms in England, and highlighted funding shortfalls at St Andrew's Hospice in his constituency, which faces a £7 million annual funding gap. His engagement reflects a focus on health service delivery and resources in Airdrie and Shotts.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…SNP incompetence—those who live in Scotland have a one in six chance of being on an NHS waiting list. GP appointments in towns such as Shotts in my constituency are hard to come by. Rail fares are exorbitant.”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists140th of 5349.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“…Labour-Liberal coalition that delivered the smoking ban—an innovative policy that considerably improved the public health of the Scottish population and reduced the number of primary-aged children inhaling second-hand smoke by 39% within a year.”
Devolution in Scotland · 2025-10-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…NHS in England and make it fit for the modern day, with improved technology, more GPs and appointments, and waiting lists cut for consecutive months. However, it is deeply unfortunate that in Scotland the SNP Government have made the political choice to waste taxpayer money on vanity projects, flawed legislation and fa…”
Engagements · 2025-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The hon. Gentleman is talking about the care sectors, and I take it that that includes palliative care as well. St Andrew’s Hospice is in my area; it costs £10 million to run it, and £3 million comes from his Government. That is an incredible shortfall.”
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting) · 2025-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…However, Scotland as a whole is a country where health inequality is felt on an unimaginable scale, where the inequalities are deep and divisive in equal measure and where there is no worse time to be poor and in need of healthcare.”
Coalfield Communities · 2025-02-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…My Scottish colleagues will be well aware of the work and impact of St Andrew’s hospice in Airdrie. Many, if not most, people in Lanarkshire will have a relative or a family friend who was cared for by the hospice, and will therefore know its incredible value.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2024-10-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
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