“…Does the Minister agree that, with an ageing population and a plummeting birth rate, our heavy dependency on migrant workers looks set to grow further rather than to decline?…”
Record by topic
- Elderly care & frailty28th of 2498.0
- Learning disability & autism594th of 9054.0
- Palliative & end of life care269th of 5404.0
- Heart disease & stroke332nd of 4072.0
- Dementia221st of 2632.0
- Unpaid carers257th of 2962.0
Also active on elderly care & frailty
What they’ve said
“…ce—the latter representing the one in six people in our population who suffer from conditions such as epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson’s and Tourette syndrome, as well as migraine. We are talking here about a £96 billion annual cost to the UK economy, of which at least £30 billion is potentially avoidable.”
Health Bill · 2026-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ponsibilities —whom we as a nation need to encourage to increase their pension contributions, given our rapidly ageing population. This cohort’s life expectancy may be nearer 90, if current trends continue. There is also a disproportionate impact on our SMEs, which I will address in more detail later.”
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That is very much the case with our ODA budget, which, at a stroke, will lose an annual £6.2 billion, taking it down to £9.2 billion. In the space of five years, we have dropped from 0.7% of GNI—which in today’s terms would in fact be £19.5 billion—to less than 0.3%, once you factor in the cost of funds devoted to asyl…”
Official Development Assistance · 2026-01-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Down the line, this means a shrinking workforce in an ageing population. What is the Minister’s view on this?…”
Universal Credit: Two-child Limit · 2025-12-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…nd pragmatic exemption tool to give to the Treasury given the very challenging circumstances facing care homes, hospices, pharmacies and other primary care providers.”
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · 2025-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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