Lizzi Collinge is the Labour MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 104th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 8%. 47 contributions since 2024-09-04.
Collinge has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on maternity and neonatal care, NHS workforce challenges, and cancer treatment. Notable contributions include speeches on maternity safety following the Hughes Report, brain cancer survival rates and drug trial access, and healthcare delivery in rural areas. She has also raised broader health system issues including NHS waiting lists and staffing pressures in the context of parliamentary debates on bills and policy areas.
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“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) for bringing forward this important debate. Fly-tipping is not only damaging to our environment—it makes our communities worse places to live.”
Fly-tipping: Residential Areas · 2026-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“One of my constituents, Joseph Towers, has experienced at first hand the brutality of brain cancer and the delays in treatment that affect people across the country. I am short on time, so I will say these few things directly to the Minister.”
Brain Cancer · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I remind Members that the issue of assisted dying has been debated for over 100 years in this country. I have also sat on multiple Bill Committees, including some of the longer and more contentious ones in this Parliament, and they did not last as long or see as many amendments debated as the Terminally Ill Adults (End…”
Progression of Bills through Parliament · 2026-06-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Countless national and local maternity reports have revealed persistent issues with care, a failure to listen to expectant mothers, staffing pressures, a lack of transparency and institutional cultures that have encouraged cover-up.”
Maternity Commissioner · 2026-04-20 ·
“…I first became involved in maternity advocacy after the frankly quite awful birth of my first child in 2014. Only when that happened did I realise how much harm had been done to someone close to me when she gave birth in 2011.”
Maternity Commissioner · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…At the same time, my population is older, with higher rates of dementia, which is caused not only by ageing, but by poor cardiovascular health and inequalities. Hospitals in coastal and rural areas often have persistent issues with staff retention.”
Healthcare in Rural Areas · 2026-03-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
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