Biography
Maureen Burke has engaged on health and social care topics exclusively through seven debate speeches, covering NHS waiting lists, cancer, palliative care, heart disease, health inequalities, learning disability and autism, and unpaid carers. Her contributions have been notably personal in nature, frequently drawing on her own family experiences with serious illness and poverty to contextualise policy concerns, as evidenced in speeches on end-of-life care and poverty in Glasgow North East. She has also highlighted specific policy developments affecting carers, including changes to carer's allowance eligibility thresholds.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…One in six Scots are waiting on an NHS waiting list, with at least 100,000 waiting for over a year for treatment—disgusting! Compare that with how this Labour Government are bringing down waiting times in England. Against a backdrop of failure, next year’s Scottish Parliament elections are crucial to Scotland’s future.”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
What they’ve said
“…After two weeks in hospital, he was given the devastating diagnosis of an advanced stage of pancreatic cancer. Over the next 18 months, David tried everything he could to stay alive.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…My brother died in his early 50s with pancreatic cancer. My mum died of a heart attack. I know what it is to lose people, and it is all because of where they lived and what shaped their life.”
Poverty: Glasgow North East · 2025-05-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Deaths from preventable health conditions such as coronary heart disease are higher than compared with Scotland as a whole. Tragically, nearly 38% of children in my constituency live in poverty. As Health Equals tells us, deep inequality between the poorest and the richest cuts lives short.”
Poverty: Glasgow North East · 2025-05-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I agree that that should be looked at. Margaret’s story is heartbreaking but, through her grief, she is determined to act. I am proud to be working with her to bring a petition to this House.”
Gambling Harms · 2025-02-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) for securing this very timely debate on the future of post offices. Sadly, few of us have come here today with positive experiences; instead, alongside our constituents, we are concerned about the declining presence of post offices in our communities.”
Local Post Offices · 2025-01-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
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