Biography
Lord Sikka has engaged extensively on health and social care through 14 debate speeches and one committee appearance, raising ten related topics including NHS waiting lists, adult social care reform, mental health, and dentistry access. His contributions have focused particularly on linking health inequalities to poverty and economic deprivation, emphasizing that issues like accelerated biological aging and poor health outcomes stem from government policies around wages, benefits, and public investment. He has also highlighted specific concerns including private equity involvement in social care, underfunding of emergency services like the Air Ambulance, and the health impacts of child poverty.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…The average healthy life expectancy has declined to 60.7 years for males and 60.9 years for females. In parts of Blackpool, it is 50.9 years for males and 51.2 years for females. In parts of Scotland, it is 44.8 years for males and 44.2 years for females.”
Record by topic
- Mental health456th of 8808.0
- NHS waiting lists207th of 5346.0
- Health inequalities120th of 2884.5
- Assisted dying276th of 3712.5
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
- Children's health131st of 1572.0
- A&E & ambulance response222nd of 2582.0
- Dentistry access175th of 1942.0
What they’ve said
“…ng below the minimum living standard, declining life expectancy, potholed roads in every street, 7.6 million on NHS waiting lists in England alone, social care in disarray, universities in crisis, the poorest 20% paying a higher proportion of their income in direct and indirect taxes than the richest 20%, and the UK la…”
Direction of Government · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We now know that childhood poverty is a major cause of a declining healthy life expectancy, and there is a near 20-year gap between those in wealthy and deprived areas. Millions every year are sacrificed to the gods of fiscal rules, who set absolutely no target for poverty reduction.”
Child Poverty · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In 2025, England had a waiting list of 1.34 million households. In 2024-25 alone, England’s councils spent £2,842,091 on temporary and emergency accommodation, which could have been avoided if there was an adequate stock of social housing. This drain on the public purse has more than doubled in five years.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Millions rely on charity to survive. Further, one in four young people in England has a mental health condition. Victorian illnesses such as rickets and scurvy have returned. Three million people in the UK are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.”
Civil Preparedness for War · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have nearly 6 million, predominantly female, unpaid carers who provide vital support for the old, sick, disabled and unfortunate. Their labour reduces pressure on public services.”
Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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