Biography
Manuela Perteghella has engaged extensively with health and social care topics through 34 debate speeches, covering a wide range of issues including air pollution, A&E pressures, maternity pay, mental health impacts on students, and access to ADHD assessments. Her contributions frequently highlight constituency concerns from Stratford-on-Avon, particularly regarding environmental health risks, support for families with additional needs, and the financial pressures facing new parents and vulnerable groups. She has also advocated for systemic improvements, such as extending minor injuries unit hours and ensuring fair access to healthcare services across different populations.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Environmental Audit Committee, I visited communities to understand the physical and mental health impacts of air pollution on their lives. Ella was a happy, playful and bright child, and she lived not far from the South Circular Road in Lewisham with her family.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism140th of 89927.0
- Mental health159th of 88021.0
- Public health & prevention92nd of 68815.0
- Unpaid carers48th of 28312.0
- Dentistry access32nd of 19412.0
- Palliative & end of life care158th of 5689.0
- Cancer180th of 6229.0
- Maternity & neonatal101st of 4389.0
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)21st of 1426.0
- Dementia60th of 2516.0
- Health inequalities80th of 2886.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
- Diabetes68th of 1903.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
What they’ve said
“…Friend agree that opening minor injuries units for extended hours would help to relieve pressure on A&E departments in acute hospitals?…”
Community Hospitals · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…and also not to idle their engines, because obviously that causes lots of pollution, and health issues such as asthma. The hon. Gentleman is right that we need to ensure that schools are given the tools to change behaviour.”
Road Safety: West Midlands · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…, and they must get a grip on adult and children’s social care, on provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and on the prevention of homelessness to help alleviate the financial burden on councils.…”
Waste Collection: Birmingham and the West Midlands · 2026-01-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…dividends, newly self-employed people, new businesses, pay-as-you-earn freelancers, new starters, and those on maternity, adoption or parental leave or on carer’s allowance, whose circumstances placed them just outside rigid eligibility rules. They were a substantial part of the British workforce.”
Covid-19: Financial Support · 2026-01-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…There were people who felt hopeless, abandoned and unseen. The mental health consequences of exclusion are still being felt, and they should weigh heavily on this House.”
Covid-19: Financial Support · 2026-01-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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