“…today, life expectancy is 90, while for boys it is 86.7—but there is a worrying gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. Healthy life expectancy has actually fallen in the last couple of years.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism588th of 9054.5
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2492.5
- Health inequalities244th of 2992.5
- Mental health759th of 8902.0
- Adult social care & reform330th of 3972.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“…There is nothing social democratic or socialist in enabling a young person with mental health difficulties to go on to a lifetime of benefits. We have to move away from that. We have to have welfare-to-work programmes, as we did in the Blair and Brown Governments. That is the key to the future.”
Universal Credit Bill · 2025-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have underlying pressures on defence and demography, on top of which we have the reforms on disabilities and SEND in schools that the previous Government introduced, which have led to rocketing bills that something has to be done about at some stage.”
Tax Increases · 2025-07-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In addition to that, and to being tough on things such as PIP and SEND, which have got ridiculous in terms of their growth, we must be fair. I end on one this point. Being fiscally tough does not rule out fairness.”
National Debt: It’s Time for Tough Decisions (Economic Affairs Committee Report) · 2025-04-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They did not take account of the need for social care reform, without which, as Wes Streeting has said, there cannot be any wider reform of the NHS. In an excellent report published just today by Unison, we learn that local councils are at risk of going bust. There is also a crisis in our courts and prison system.”
Budget Responsibility Bill · 2024-09-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
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