Biography
Lincoln Jopp has engaged substantively with health and social care issues through 29 debate speeches, with particular focus on special educational needs and autism assessment waiting times, which he has raised repeatedly with reference to a 140% increase in EHCP demand since 2015. His contributions span mental health policy, NHS waiting list management, dementia support, and individual casework involving healthcare provision such as NHS wheelchair returns and cancer care. Beyond health topics, he has also spoken on broader parliamentary matters including data security, asylum policy, and antisocial behaviour.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“I thank the Minister for his statement and for prior sight of it. This is indeed a serious breach. In another life, I was the chief operating officer of a tech company and we, too, had data breaches.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism76th of 89939.0
- NHS waiting lists72nd of 53415.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
What they’ve said
“…He was taken into police custody and, after further examination, detained under the Mental Health Act. Unbelievably, he was living in an unlicensed house in multiple occupation, supported by the Home Office, a stone’s throw from the primary school.”
Engagements · 2026-04-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I have relied on the House of Commons Library to tell me that since 2015 demand for EHCPs has ballooned by 140% and that in 2025 there were 13 times more people waiting for an autism assessment than there were in 2019. Hon.”
SEND Provision and Reform · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing this debate. I also recognise my predecessor as the Member of Parliament for Spelthorne, Kwasi Kwarteng, who sponsored this debate back in 2023.”
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood · 2026-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I think what the Health Secretary is actually doing at the moment is paying people to fudge the waiting lists. I want to be very clear, because there are slightly mixed messages from the Justice Secretary: are there any circumstances in which he would consider the reintroduction of jury trials for those cases that are…”
Jury Trials · 2026-03-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“May I thank the Minister for his statement, and express a certain amount of sympathy? Like him, I ran evacuations under fire, and it is pretty chaotic. He and his officials will inevitably attract some criticism—that is the nature of the beast, as he knows.”
Consular Assistance · 2026-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
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