Kerry McCarthy
Bristol East
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 568th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 45%. 10 contributions since 2024-11-12.
Record by topic
- Mental health286th of 86912.0
- Public health & prevention222nd of 7349.0
- Cancer224th of 6136.0
- Learning disability & autism717th of 9673.0
What they’ve said
“…and patients are enduring unbearable conditions: wards without air conditioning, temperatures of more than 30°, radiotherapy machines and MRI scanners failing, IT servers overheating, and so on. And that is all happening alongside many more hospital admissions.”
NHS Buildings: Extreme Heat · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The test has limited scientific validity, particularly its translational relevance to human mental health disorders.” That was more or less what I was told when I met scientific researchers at the University of Bristol a few years ago.”
Animal Testing · 2026-04-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I have been looking up the definition of TDDI on the CQC site, which seems to cover mental health. Thinking particularly about festivals, where health incidents arising from drug misuse may lead to associated psychotic episodes and suicidal ideation, would the legislation cover volunteer organisations helping people on…”
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is always easy to criticise regulation, but we often find that regulations are introduced for very real reasons, whether that is protecting public health, animal welfare and so on. Will the hon. Member tell us which of the regulations and requirements she has listed ought to be dropped?”