Melanie Ward
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 280th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 22%. 23 contributions since 2024-09-11.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism314th of 96715.0
- Cancer123rd of 61312.0
- Mental health286th of 86912.0
- NHS waiting lists137th of 5309.0
- Palliative & end of life care180th of 5739.0
- Public health & prevention222nd of 7349.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- Children's health27th of 1586.0
What they’ve said
“…Ministers, who asked for technical support from our Government, particularly on special educational needs and disabilities. Some 27% of Syrian children are disabled, following the war. They also asked for us to reopen the embassy in Syria, for business support and a lot of other things.”
UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends · 2026-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…e that future generations will look on our Parliament as the Parliament that finally took action to prevent the public health risk and the real-life harm that is addictive social media and extremist content in the hands of children, as well as in the hands of so many vulnerable young people. We must act now.”
Online Harms · 2026-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Scotland, such as the cuts to police numbers in Fife and excessively long waiting lists in the NHS that are not falling, as they are under a Labour Government in England. The hon. Gentleman talks about heating oil.”
Fuel Duty · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…advance women’s equality, from halving violence against women and girls to transforming women’s experiences of maternity care—a subject I discussed with the right hon. Baroness Amos just this week.”
International Women’s Day · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗