Layla Moran is the Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. Sits on the Health and Social Care Committee, Liaison Committee (Commons).
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 109th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 8%. 46 contributions since 2024-07-18.
What they’ve raised
Moran has made 40 debate speeches across 12 health and social care topics, with particular focus on systemic issues including mental health services, palliative care, NHS workforce challenges, and health inequalities. She has frequently raised concerns about transparency in NHS decision-making, workforce retention and morale, and the effectiveness of existing frameworks to improve care standards. Her contributions have often drawn on Health and Social Care Committee reports to highlight service failures and advocate for policy improvements.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health90th of 86739.0
- NHS waiting lists69th of 53015.0
- Palliative & end of life care117th of 55212.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing23rd of 29512.0
- Health inequalities26th of 27712.0
- Maternity & neonatal93rd of 4279.0
- Cancer176th of 6139.0
- Learning disability & autism463rd of 898
What they’ve said
“…nnovative new medicines—who does not want that? Of course we all want that, especially those who have incurable cancers and so on, but there is a trade-off. We all want to bolster innovation in the UK. I have an interest—I am the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon. We are the other side of the Oxford-Cambridge growth arc.”
Department of Health and Social Care · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They said: “I am a doctor, a public health specialist, and a NICE employee. I am deeply concerned by the plan to change the NICE cost-effectiveness threshold. I continue to believe that the NHS would be better off if ministers decide to scrap their original plan to spend more on new, less good value medicines, and used…”
Department of Health and Social Care · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Social Care Committee’s most recent report into healthy ageing highlights the unacceptable 20-year gap in healthy life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas of the country.”
Health Inequalities · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Obviously, we have come a long way since then, but I would argue that it is time to define some new giants, and health inequality must be one. It is self-evidently the moral thing to do, but—here is something I think the Secretary of State will like—it is also the economically wise thing to do, because study after stud…”
Health Bill · 2026-06-01 ·