“…Only a few short years ago, another constituent had to take her young child to accident and emergency. In her words, “The A&E doctor ran the usual diagnostic tests and said: ‘Go home, continue the penicillin, and let them rest.’ I refused. Something in my gut told me this wasn’t right.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism53rd of 90548.0
- Adult social care & reform37th of 39715.0
- A&E & ambulance response26th of 27212.0
- NHS waiting lists105th of 54312.0
- Palliative & end of life care191st of 5406.0
- Maternity & neonatal153rd of 4536.0
- Mental health491st of 8906.0
- Cancer387th of 6413.0
- Public health & prevention427th of 7003.0
- Assisted dying202nd of 3923.0
- Diabetes68th of 1993.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“Q2. NHS waiting lists in Birmingham are down by almost a quarter under Labour, and they are still falling. That is more than 28,000 people no longer stuck waiting for essential treatments. Yes, there are challenges still, but they are being addressed and progress is being made.”
Engagements · 2026-01-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I welcome the record investment in our NHS—the biggest in 20 years—which has seen waiting lists in Birmingham fall by 20%. That is a philosophical difference between my side and his, but it was also a very important part of the manifesto that I stood on. Earlier, the right hon.”
Taxes · 2025-11-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“May I invite the Minister to respond to two things? First, I was asked earlier how many times the word “maternity” appears in the Bill. The word “pregnancy” appears 16 times, “parental” 27 times, and “bereavement” 34 times, but we cannot restrict the debate to individual phrases.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-11-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…eality is that they want the investment that means 25,000 fewer people are on a University Hospitals Birmingham waiting list compared with last year, and which is almost doubling the free school meals entitlement in my constituency of Birmingham Northfield, but they do not support a single measure to pay for it.”
Property Taxes · 2025-09-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Victoria college in my constituency is one of the relatively small number of SEND specialist further education colleges in the country. It does outstanding work. For many years, such colleges have not had access to dedicated capital grant funding.”
Topical Questions · 2025-07-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
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