Biography
Mark Pritchard raised four health and social care topics across six debate speeches between January and May 2026. His contributions focused on learning disability and autism provision for armed forces families, the Ockenden report findings regarding maternity safety at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, and ambulance service performance during Storm Goretti. He emphasised inconsistencies in SEND provision across different local education authorities and the importance of timely communication with families affected by patient safety failures.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…al education authorities in this country, a lot of our armed forces personnel who have children with particular special educational needs and disabilities find it difficult, because there is a patchwork of quality in SEND provision, if I can put it like that.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism382nd of 8999.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
What they’ve said
“…Minister about the important issue of the children of our armed forces personnel, in particular those with SEND needs. I have come across quite a few cases where armed forces personnel have redeployed and relocated from, say, the United States back to the UK or from Scotland to England, and yet there has been no SEND s…”
Defence Readiness · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England when looking at the particular needs of children with SEND within the armed forces. May I go a little bit more parochial and welcome the investment of Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land into my constituency? As the Minister will know, we are currently building the Challenger 3 ta…”
Defence Readiness · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…righton are affected, and there are real-life consequences—important legal documentation, health documentation, cancer results. Time matters. That is why this is a very serious issue.”
Postal Services: Rural Areas · 2026-02-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…join me in putting on record my thanks to West Mercia police, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, West Midlands ambulance service and all the local government officers at Telford and Wrekin council and Shropshire council who helped? At its peak, 10,000 homes were without power.”
Storm Goretti · 2026-01-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Donna Ockenden, should have the remit to go back to check and monitor the progress of maternity services that are either improving or not?…”
Women’s Health Strategy · 2025-01-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
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