Biography
Matt Western has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, raising nine distinct issues including NHS waiting lists, dementia, long Covid, mental health, and learning disability and autism services. His contributions have included questioning NHS data on dementia incidence, seeking clarification on how policy changes affecting carers with long Covid would operate, and highlighting the inherited state of NHS waiting lists. Western's engagement spans both high-level policy responses and constituent-specific casework within the health system.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…e increased the minimum wage above inflation, reduced the number of children in poverty by 450,000, and brought NHS waiting lists down by 500,000. So much has been done, but people would not realise that from reading the papers or listening to the media.”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists140th of 5349.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Long Covid16th of 553.0
- Mental health654th of 8803.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
What they’ve said
“…If we are to improve productivity, we need people to be fit to work. That is why sorting the NHS workforce, ending the strikes and getting people back into work has been so important. The initiative providing 30 hours of free childcare has released young parents back into the workplace—again, improving productivity.”
Budget Resolutions · 2025-11-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank the hon. Member—I will call him my hon. Friend—for his intervention. The council does have a role, and I will come on to that in more depth. It has tried to get involved and understand the nature of the problem, and to exercise certain powers, but this is where national Government, particularly the Environment…”
Plastic Recycling in Leamington: Environmental Impact · 2025-05-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank my hon. Friend for her comprehensive response. The frustration is that, after two years, there is real fatigue among the community about the district council, the Environment Agency and environmental health not listening and taking this problem seriously, so I do not think that we can just complete online forms…”
Plastic Recycling in Leamington: Environmental Impact · 2025-05-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Again, this is substantially harming people and their lives. Two constituents have told me that their asthma has significantly worsened due to the smell, and, as a result, they have had to increase their medication. This is clearly a public health risk and it should be treated as such.”
Plastic Recycling in Leamington: Environmental Impact · 2025-05-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Obviously, the work of carers is important, as we have been hearing. Can the Minister help me with one constituent’s case? He is a carer, but is now suffering from long covid and would be due PIP. What will happen to him under the points system?”
PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s Allowance · 2025-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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