Mark Garnier is the Conservative MP for Wyre Forest, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury), and Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions). Sits on the Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 503rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 39%. 12 contributions since 2024-09-10.
What they’ve raised
Mark Garnier has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with contributions spanning adult social care reorganisation, mental health support in firearms licensing, and end-of-life care. His most substantive engagement came through a personal account during the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill debate, where he drew on his mother's pancreatic cancer diagnosis to inform his contribution to the discussion. He has also raised mental health in the context of medical markers for firearms licensing decisions.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health380th of 8679.0
- Public health & prevention249th of 6836.0
- Cancer224th of 6136.0
- Learning disability & autism463rd of 8986.0
- Palliative & end of life care205th of 5526.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing116th of 2953.0
- Adult social care & reform180th of 3613.0
- Assisted dying184th of 347
What they’ve said
“…We are now splitting up adult social care, children’s services, highways, education and refuse disposal. It does not make financial sense. Will the Secretary of State reconsider what is being proposed for Worcestershire, and go with a single unitary authority?…”
Local Government Reorganisation · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I should alert Members that I am the chairman of the British Shooting Sports Council. On that point about mental health issues, does the hon. Gentleman agree that medical markers on doctors’ records would be a perfect solution to that problem, rather than necessarily doing what is proposed in the petition?”
Firearms Licensing · 2026-02-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Colleagues will know that mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer with known links to asbestos exposure. Pneumoconiosis is equally serious, often affecting those who worked in heavy industries such as coalmining.”
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 · 2026-02-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Clause 107 gives the Secretary of State the power to direct the Trade Remedies Authority to initiate a dumping or subsidisation investigation. We support measures that tackle any unfair trading practices, including dumping and subsidisation.”