Biography
Max Wilkinson has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on cancer services, maternity care, and SEND provision. He has advocated for specific local initiatives including the Big Space Cancer Appeal at Cheltenham hospital and reopening of the Aveta birth centre, whilst also raising broader public health concerns around gambling harms, sedentary lifestyles, and regional funding inequalities affecting his Gloucestershire constituency. His contributions reflect consistent attention to both immediate service pressures and preventative health measures across multiple policy areas.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“This summer brings good news in the Big Space Cancer Appeal, which Health Ministers are right behind. Will the Leader of the House join me in thanking the brilliant doctors behind the appeal, Charles Candish and Sam Guglani, and the many donors who are helping to pay for the £17.5 million new cancer centre at Cheltenha…”
Record by topic
- Mental health100th of 88036.0
- Maternity & neonatal24th of 43824.0
- Public health & prevention49th of 68824.0
- Cancer76th of 62218.0
- Learning disability & autism382nd of 8999.0
- A&E & ambulance response55th of 2586.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Dentistry access100th of 1943.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
What they’ve said
“…Penney from St Gregory the Great school, who told me that there is a particular problem with the provision of SEND in the f40 area. Will Ministers meet me so that I can tell them in more detail about that problem?…”
SEND: Improvement · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Their mental health and wellbeing can be badly harmed by crime. A survey of 115 NFU Mutual agents found that 92% believed rural crime was disrupting farming activities in their area and that 86% knew farmers who had been repeat victims of crime, leaving them feeling vulnerable in both their workplace and in their home.”
Police Grant Report · 2026-02-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The health of democracy unites us all in the Chamber. Carnegie UK’s 2025 report gives the UK a score of just 41%. Separately, The Economist has a new model looking at election outcomes, and after looking at more than 10,000 scenarios it concluded that running the next election under first past the post would be akin no…”
Business of the House · 2025-12-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It is no surprise that so few researchers come to Britain on these visas every year. Cancer Research UK alone spends £900,000 annually—money that could be better spent on setting up research labs instead.”
Migration: Settlement Pathway · 2025-11-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Q13. Maternity services are a vital part of women’s healthcare, but sadly too many women are being failed. At Cheltenham general hospital, the Aveta birth centre was temporarily closed for labour and births back in 2022.”
Engagements · 2025-11-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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